White bean soup with bacon

White bean soup with bacon

A quick warming soup that's surprisingly easy to make

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 20 minutes

Method

  1. Fry the onion and carrot in a little oil until soft but not browned, add the garlic and cook for two minutes. Add the beans and cook until warmed through. Push all the ingredients through a mouli back into a saucepan and add the stock and cream, bring to a simmer and season.
  2. Divide between 4 bowls and sprinkle with bacon and parsley.
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Mouli

Moulis have survived the technological revolution in the kitchen because unlike processors or blenders they sieve out the fibres so you end up with a very smooth purée. You can buy them in most kitchen shops and online at amazon.co.uk.

Per serving

54 kcalories, protein 1.4g, carbohydrate 3.2g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 0.6g, fibre 2g, salt 0.3 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2008.

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  • 14 August 2008

    Ruth Joseph author commented on this recipe

    As a hugely comitted veggie i think it would be just as good with the addition of some tofu cooked crispy or even processed into the mix for extra nutrititive value

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    28 August 2008

    sal rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this but but less cream in, i put a lot of black pepper for taste.

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  • 10 September 2008

    Viv1945 commented on this recipe

    I am just about to make this for the second time. It was well received the last time I made it and it is so easy and tasty. Can leave out the bacon for veggies.

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  • 13 September 2008

    Fiona rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Good, next time will try it with Chicken Stock cube and more crispy bread.. otherwise it is nice to consider it as light meal or serve as first course

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  • 23 September 2008

    mother*ship rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I don't have a mouli so I just blended it with my Bamix, I actually quite like a bit of texture. I used 3 cloves of garlic and a couple of spoons of crème fraîche instead of the single cream and thought it was very tasty.

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  • 20 October 2008

    Tora rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy, quick and warming! Used blender - keeping the fibre in must make it healthier as well.

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  • 30 October 2008

    HappyBunny commented on this recipe

    Excellent! Very quick and easy and totally delicious. I doubled it because it was our main meal and was glad I did because it wouldn't have been enough for four hungry people.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 carrot , finely chopped
  • olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • 410g tin white beans such as cannellini beans , rinsed and drained
  • 500ml chicken or veg stock
  • 142ml pot single cream
  • 4 rashers streaky bacon , finely sliced and fried until crisp
  • a few sprigs parsley , fried until crisp
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Per serving

54 kcalories, protein 1.4g, carbohydrate 3.2g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 0.6g, fibre 2g, salt 0.3 g

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