Low Fat Bean Soup recipe

information

135 Calories per serving

ingredients

1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 small onion, chopped
1 stick celery, chopped
2 teaspoons tomato puree
1/4 teaspoon basil or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
1/2 pint (300 ml) vegetable stock
6 oz (180 g) drained canned red kidney beans
pinch of chilli powder
salt
2 oz (60 g) shelled broad beans

method

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the garlic and onion and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

2. Add the celery and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.

3. Stir the tomato puree, basil, stock, kidney beans, chilli powder and a little salt into the saucepan.

4. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 25 minutes.

5. Plunge the broad beans in boiling salted water for 4 minutes, drain and pop the beans out of their waxy skins.

6. Transfer the kidney bean mixture to a blender or food processor and process until smooth.

7. Pour the bean puree into a clean saucepan, add the broad beans, bring to the boil and simmer for 1 - 2 minutes.

8. Pour into two warm soup bowls and serve.

serving amount

serves 2


rate this recipe

out of 10    


10.0
 

out of 10

1 user has helped to rate this recipe.



0 comments
Heading:
Comments:
Name:

also in this category

  (see all 53 recipes)


more information

See the food glossary for information on recipe ingredients and food-related terms, and for help on using cooking measurements, see the measurements page.




home | sitemap | links | privacy | disclaimer | contact
Copyright © 2003 - 2008 www.cookitsimply.com - All Rights Reserved

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

navigation
meat recipes
Beef Recipes
Fish and seafood ...
Game Recipes
Lamb Recipes
Offal Recipes
Pork Recipes
Poultry Recipes
Veal Recipes
other recipes
Bread Recipes
Cake Recipes
Fruit Recipes
Hors d'oeuvres Re...
Pasta Recipes
Pastry Recipes
Pies and tart Rec...
Vegetable Recipes
condiments
Accompaniments
Dessert Recipes
Drinks Recipes
Homemade preserves
Sauces Recipes
Soup Recipes
Stocks
dairy
Cheese Recipes
Cream and milk Re...
Egg Recipes
special diets
Dairy free Recipes
Gluten free Recipes
Low fat Recipes
Vegan Recipes
Vegetarian Recipes
Wheat free Recipes
country
American Recipes
British Recipes
Chinese and Asian...
French Recipes
German Recipes
Greek Recipes
Hungarian Recipes
Indian Recipes
Italian Recipes
Japanese Recipes
Jewish Recipes
Mexican recipes
Portuguese Recipes
Russian Recipes
Spanish Recipes
Swiss Recipes
Thai Recipes
Turkish Recipes
miscellaneous
Grapefruit recipes
Miscellaneous rec...
Search recipes
  advanced search