An Autumn Meal: Haricot Bean and Lemon Soup

November 18, 2022

This article was written for Annabel & Grace, which is now part of Rest Less.

Haricot Bean and Lemon Soup

Recipe by Rhiannon Batten u0026 Laura Rowe, tried u0026 tasted by AnnabelCourse: SoupsCuisine: BritishDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

This is a meal on its own. The addition of lemon gives it a bit of tang. My family absolutely love it and I sometimes add any vegetables or Chicken (see pic) left over from the Sunday roast.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp of olive oil

  • 1 diced onion

  • 1 celery stick

  • 1 carrot

  • A sprig of rosemary

  • Salt & black pepper

  • 1 litre of vegetable stock

  • 2 x 400g cans of haricot beans

  • Zest & juice of 1 lemon

  • 150g of shredded spring greens or kale

  • Extra-virgin olive oil

  • Chopped flat-leaf parsley

  • Chilli flakes

Directions

  • Gently heat the olive oil in a large pan, add the onion and cook for around 5 minutes.
  • Add the celery stick and carrot (both diced) rosemary, salt and black pepper, and stir. Add vegetable stock and cook for 20 minutes or until the veg has softened but is not complete mush.
  • Add the cans of haricot beans (drained and rinsed) to the pan and warm through. Remove the rosemary stalk (the leaves will have fallen into the soup, which is fine).
  • Scoop out 4 ladles of the soup and blend, then return to the pan along with the finely grated zest and juice of lemon and shredded spring greens or kale. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the greens have wilted.
  • Serve drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil, chopped flat-leaf parsley and chilli flakes or pul biber.

Notes

  • As any baked bean-hating child knows, beans are so much about texture. We’ve used haricots here; less powdery than some varieties, they make a really filling soup when whizzed up. For a more broth-like soup, skip the blending.

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