White Bean with Kale...delicious soup!

So even though the calendar tells me that its June 25th, and its officially summer....the weather outside showed me otherwise.....yesterday felt like mid October! It seemed fitting, that the first day of the weekly menu be something comforting...it was a grilled cheese and soup kinda night, I had a craving for something hearty, beans and kale seemed to fit!

I found this recipe in a little recipe book that was compiled by a bunch of friends for a bridal shower. What a way to start off the menu for the week, it was DELICIOUS! Especially with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top!

Its very simple, and extremely tasty.....


White Bean with Kale Soup

1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small yellow bell pepper, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1-3 cloves of garlic, minced (I used 3)
3 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tbsp oregano
1 tbsp finely chopped basil leaves
5 cups vegetable broth
1 can white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups chopped kale (I chopped mine quite well, I hate big pieces of kale, it chokes me!)
salt and pepper

Heat oil in pot over medium heat. Add onion, pepper and garlic, cook for 3-4 minutes. Mix in tomato paste, basil and oregano, cook for 2-3 minutes. Add stock, beans, carrot and kale and bring to a gentle simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes, season with salt and pepper.

Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Also, have a grilled cheese sandwich hot and ready to dip into the broth, YUMMY!

Enjoy!

K
xo