Recipes » Soup and Stews » White Bean Soup Puree

Ingredients

• 1 pound beans, washed, picked over
• 1 tbsp. Oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 leek, washed, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 quarts water
• 1 potato, peeled diced
• ¼ tsp thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt
• ½ cup non-fat milk, plus ½ cup more if needed
• Pepper
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Chopped parsley
   

Preparation

Soak beans overnight

Heat oil; add onion, leek, and 1 clove garlic. Sautee until tender.

Drain beans; add to pot, 2 Qts water, remaining garlic, potato, thyme, bay leaf.

 Bring to a boil, cover, simmer 1 ½ - 2 hours. Add salt to taste. Remove bay leaf.

Puree in a blender.

Return to pot, add in the milk. Thin with more milk if needed. Heat,

Add pepper. Add lemon juice, parsley.