Haricotgreen Bean Soup Recipes

GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or soup kettle, combine all the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Before serving, remove bay leaf and parsley and savory sprigs.

SAUTEED HARICOTS VERTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Set up a bowl of well-salted ice water for shocking.
• Add the beans to the boiling water and cook until tender but still have some bite, 5 to 7 minutes. Strain and immediately transfer the beans to the salted ice water. Once cool, strain and set aside until ready to use.
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper, and set over medium-high heat. When the garlic becomes golden and very aromatic, remove it and discard. It has fulfilled its garlic destiny. Add the beans to the pan and saute until hot and coated with oil. Transfer the beans to a serving bowl, season with salt and serve right away.

GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine green beans, garlic, parsley, salt and water to cover and cook until beans are tender.
• Fry bacon until crisp, set aside. Add onion and flour to bacon grease, stirring until smooth and brown. Add some water from the beans, stirring slowly and constantly to prevent lumps.
• Cook to thicken a bit, then add it to the bean soup and bring to a boil. Stir crisp bacon, sour cream and vinegar.

HARICOT/GREEN BEAN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C.
• Lightly oil a loaf tin and line the base with grease-proof paper.
• Put the remaining oil and the leek in a small saucepan and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes. Add the ginger, cumin and coriander and cook for a further minute. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Place the onion, carrots, garlic, parsley, sunflower seeds, oat bran, vegetable stock powder and one of the cans of beans (either is fine) in a food processor and blend for 20 seconds until semi-smooth. Transfer into a large bowl and stir in the second can of beans and the leek mixture.
• Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown in color.
• Turn out of the tin onto a serving plate. Serve either hot or cold with a salad.

QUICK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. saucepan, combine onion, carrots, celery and water. Bring to a boil; boil for 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients; mix well. Heat through.

QUICK, EASY, AWESOME GREEN BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer.
• Press in garlic.
• Add beans.
• Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Beat egg well in a small bowl.
• Temper egg by ladling some hot broth into the bowl.
• Stir the soup while adding the egg to the simmering broth.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Top with croutons crostini if you choose.