Hearty Tomato Bean Soup Food

HEARTY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Pour water over navy beans in a large container to cover by several inches; soak 8 hours to overnight.
• Combine soaked beans, chicken broth, water, onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, until beans are almost tender, about 1 hour.
• Stir tomato paste and sea salt into bean mixture; simmer soup another 45 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Ladle about half the soup into a large bowl; pour soup into a blender, working in batches, filling blender no more than half full. Hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Pour pureed soup into pot with unblended soup; stir in parsley and adjust salt and pepper to taste.

HEARTY NAVY BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans; soak according to package directions., Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Place in a Dutch oven. Add the tomatoes with juice, onion, ham hock, broth, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beans are tender, about 1-1/2 hours., Add more water if necessary. Remove ham hock and let it stand until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bone; discard bone. Cut meat into bite-sized pieces; set aside. (For a thicker soup, cool slightly, then puree beans in a food processor or blender and return to pan.) Return ham to soup and heat through. Garnish with parsley if desired.

HEARTY TOMATO SOUP WITH LEMON AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, and garlic and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 4 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes, broth, bay leaf, 1 teaspoon rosemary, and red pepper flakes. Bring the soup to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, covered.
• Puree the soup in a blender in batches, being careful to remove and discard the bay leaf. Return the soup to a soup pot and keep warm over low heat. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a medium bowl fold in the lemon zest and the remaining teaspoon of rosemary to 2/3 cup creme fraiche. To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and dollop each bowl with the lemon rosemary creme fraiche. Serve immediately.

HEARTY SPICY TOMATO VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and drain pinto beans.
• Peel and cut carrots into inch long pieces.
• Mince garlic, dice leek and onion.
• Saute leek, onion and garlic in the olive oil. When the leeks and onion become soft, add the carrots and beans, saute for about five minutes. Add the spices and salt. Then add the beans and the strained tomatoes. Mix well for about a minute, then add the broth and the water. Bring to boil.
• Simmer the soup for about 20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked.
• Dice the tomato and the tofu. Add to the soup and simmer for about 5-10 minute.
• Take the soup of the heat. Add the lemon juice. Garnish with few sprigs of fresh cilantro. Serve hot and enjoy!

HEARTY LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the drained lima beans into your cooker, and add the onion and garlic.
• Dump in the tomatoes, then rinse the can into the pot.
• Add paprika, and stir in the sausage. Cover, and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, or until the beans are fully soft.
• Use a handheld immersion blender to naturally thicken the broth by blending some of the beans and tomatoes. This also helps distribute the flavor and squish up the garlic cloves. If you don't have a handheld blender, you can scoop out a cup or so of the beans and smash them with a large fork or blend in a traditional blender, then stir them back into the pot.
• Add salt and serve.

HEARTY TOMATO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings.
• Crumble bacon, set aside.
• Heat reserved drippings in saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion and celery; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Garnish each serving with crumbled bacon.