Greek fasolada bean soup

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Fasolada is a Greek classic built on white beans, tomato, and olive oil and is often seen as pure home-style comfort soup.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 30 min

Ingredients

• olive oil – 3 tbsp
• onion – 1 large, chopped
• carrots – 2, sliced into half-moons
• celery stalks – 2, finely sliced
• garlic – 3 cloves, minced
• diced tomatoes – 1 can (14 oz)
• tomato paste – 1 tbsp
• cooked white beans – 2 cans (15 oz each), drained
• vegetable stock – 5 cups
• oregano – 1 tsp
• bay leaf – 1
• parsley – 2 tbsp, chopped
• salt – to taste
• black pepper – to taste

Method

Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot and cook the onion, carrots, and celery for 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook briefly.

Step 2
Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, white beans, vegetable stock, oregano, and bay leaf.

Step 3
Simmer the soup for 25 minutes so the vegetables become tender and the flavors can blend.

Step 4
Remove the bay leaf and mash a small amount of the beans if you want a fuller texture.

Step 5
Season with salt and black pepper and finish with parsley.