Fasolada (White Bean Soup) - Mediterranean Recipe

Fasolada (White Bean Soup)

🌍 Mediterranean, Greece Difficulty: ●●●○○

Fasolada is considered Greece's "national food" — a winter staple predating modern Greek statehood.

Ingredients

• 400g dried cannellini beans (soaked overnight)
• 2 carrots diced
• 3 celery stalks diced
• 1 onion diced
• 400g crushed tomatoes
• ½ cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• salt
• pepper
• 1 bay leaf

Method

1. Draining — Drain beans, cover with fresh water, boil 10 min, drain again.
2. Step 2 — In large pot, sauté onion, carrot, celery in olive oil until soft.
3. Adding — Add beans, tomatoes, paste, bay leaf, cover with water by 5cm.
4. Simmering — Simmer 1.5–2 hours until beans are tender. Season generously.

Tags: dried cannellini beans, carrots diced, celery stalks diced, onion diced, crushed tomatoes · Source: Brittani's Almanac