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Dinner · Italian · Weeknight

Fennel White Bean and Kale Soup

Hearty soup with lots of veggie and protein.

Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.

Ingredients serves 6

  • ½ cupolive oil
  • 2 smallfennel bulbs, small-diced
  • 2 smallyellow onions, small-diced
  • 4 teaspoonsminced fresh rosemary or thyme
  • 10 clovesgarlic, minced or pressed
  • ½-1 teaspoonred-pepper flakes
  • 10-12 ozkale, (escarole, swiss chard, or spinach can also be used)
  • 4 canscannellini beans, rinsed
  • 4 cupschicken brothcheck the label: may contain soy
  • 2 tablespoonslemon juice
  • 6 tablespoonsgrated parmesan, plus extra for serving if desired

Method one step at a time, with timers in the app

  1. In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium.
  2. Add fennel, onion, rosemary and mix until tender (4-6 min).⏱ 4 min
  3. Add garlic, red pepper flakes, cook until fragrant (1 min).⏱ 1 min
  4. Add one handful of greens at a time, stirring until leaves wilt.
  5. Add white beans, broth, and black pepper,
  6. Bring to boil then bring to simmer while mashing some of the beans with a wooden spoon. Simmer until liquid has reduced and simmered (6-8 mins)⏱ 6 min
  7. Take off heat, stir in lemon juice and parmesan. Serve with some toasted bread that is good at scooping up soup. Enjoy!

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Original recipe by zyansheep, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.