Bean Carrot And Leek Soup Recipes

LEEK AND CANNELLINI BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot, put 1/4 cup of the oil over high heat and heat until it shimmers. Add the leeks and sauté for 2 minutes.
• 2. Add the carrots, celery, turnip, and salt and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bring the soup to a boil. Lower the heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 3. Add the cannellini beans and simmer for another 2 minutes.
• 4. Ladle the soup into bowls. Sprinkle each portion with cheese and drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil.

CARROT BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a large saucepan (at least 3 quarts).
• Bring soup to a boil, stirring frequently to prevent burning on the bottom.
• Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Puree the soup with an immersion blender or in batches in a blender or food processor. Do not over blend.

LEEK AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Sauté the garlic and leeks for 4-5 minutes until starting to soften but not colour.
• Add the potato and vegetable stock, stir and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Purée to a smooth consistency using an electric hand blender or food processor. Stir in the beans and half of the parsley and allow to heat through.
• Serve the soup in deep bowls with a pinch of parsley on top.

RABBIT, CARROT, LEEK, AND GREEN BEAN RAGOûT

Steps:

• Remove fat, kidneys, and liver from rabbit if necessary. Pat rabbit dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil and 1/2 tablespoon butter in a wide 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then brown rabbit in 2 batches, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer as browned to a plate. Add wine to pot and boil 30 seconds. Add broth and deglaze pot by boiling, scraping up brown bits. Mince and mash garlic with thyme and salt and stir into broth with bay leaf and rabbit. Simmer, covered, 40 minutes.
• While rabbit is simmering, quarter onions lengthwise, leaving enough of core intact to keep layers together. Soak leeks in a large bowl of water 10 minutes, agitating occasionally to dislodge any sand and letting sand sink to bottom of bowl. Lift leeks out of water.
• Scatter onions, leeks, carrots, and potatoes over and around rabbit and continue to simmer, covered, until rabbit and vegetables are tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
• When rabbit is almost done, cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes, and drain in a colander.
• Stir beans into ragout, then transfer rabbit and vegetables with a slotted spoon to a deep platter and keep warm. Boil cooking liquid until reduced to about 3/4 cup and whisk in remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter. Pour some of sauce over rabbit and vegetables and serve the rest on the side.

BEAN, CARROT AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the beans in cold water to cover overnight then cook until tender.
• Heat the sunflower oil in a large heavy based pan and saute the leek and carrot until soft.
• Add the beans, their cooking water, the veg stock cube, herbs and bay leaves and cook the soup until the veggies are tender; adding additional water if needed.
• Serve hot with buttered brown bread on the side.
• Prep time does not include soaking and cooking the beans.