Some recipes are too good to be kept a secret!
The Dominion Post newspaper featured one of our winter soups in the "From The Menu" section on Wednesday. A lovely customer asked them to get the recipe! Described as a "hearty, vegetable packed soup", it is one of our many organic, gluten free, vegetarian soups that we sell from our Wellington city store, every day during winter. If you accidentally threw out the recipe with the re-cycling.... here it is:
Italian-style tomato, bean & vegetable soup
Ingredients
700g dried white, kidney or borlotti beans - soaked overnight
Olive oil - generous amount to saute with!
2-3 medium onions - chopped
2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
2 large carrots - chopped into small cubes
1/3 of a large cabbage (or silverbeet or cavalo nero) - finely sliced
Cinnamon - to taste
Red wine vinegar - generous splash
1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
250ml tomato juice
1tsp dried thyme
1tsp dried oregano
1tsp dried basil
Sea salt - to taste
Black pepper - to taste
Honey or sugar - to taste
Fresh basil and/or parsley
How to make the soup
Wash the soaked beans until the water runs clear - transfer to a medium sized pot, cover well with water and bring to the boil.
Turn heat down and simmer for about and hour or until cooked
Make sure you stir the mixture occasionally and top up with water if necessary so it does not stick to the bottom.
Meanwhile...
In a pot, saute the onions, garlic, carrot and cabbage in olive oil until soft - stirring often.
Add cinnamon, you may want to add a dash of water to prevent burning.
Splash in the red wine vinegar and cook until it smells slightly sweet
Add the tomatoes, dried herbs and water. Filling it to approximately halfway to allow room for the cooked beans and bean water later.
Bring to the boil, then turn heat down and simmer.
When the beans are cooked - add to the onion and tomato mixture
Top up with extra water if you think it needs it.
Season with salt, pepper and honey, then taste.
Throw in as many handfuls of chopped fresh herbs as you like (or the budget allows) before serving.
Enjoy!
