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Ribollita

180 min414 kcal each

Tuscan bread soup of beans, cavolo nero and vegetables, made one day and "reboiled" the next — which is what the name means.

Traditional ItalianSoupVegetarian

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Ingredients

for 6 servings
  • White beans, dry250 g
  • Cavolo nero or kale, stems removed300 g
  • White cabbage300 g
  • Potatoes300 g
  • Carrots2 piece
  • Celery2 stalk
  • Onion1 piece
  • Canned chopped tomatoes400 g
  • Garlic3 clove
  • Olive oil4 tbsp
  • Stale crusty bread200 g
  • Fresh rosemary1 sprig
  • Salt1½ tsp
  • Black pepper½ tsp
  • Water2½ l

Method

Prep 30 min · cook 150 min
  1. Soak the beans overnight. Drain, cover with 1.5 l of fresh water, add the rosemary and simmer for 1–1½ hours until tender. Keep the liquid.
  2. Blend half the beans with a little of their liquid to a purée.
  3. Soften the chopped onion, carrot, celery and garlic in the oil for 10 minutes.
  4. Add the tomatoes, the shredded cabbage and cavolo nero and the diced potatoes, and cook for 10 minutes.
  5. Add the purée, the whole beans and their liquid, topped up with water to cover. Season and simmer for 1 hour.
  6. Layer the soup with slices of stale bread in a pot and leave overnight.
  7. The next day, bring it back to the boil, stirring, and serve with a thread of raw olive oil. It keeps for 4 days.

Nutrition

per serving
Cal
414
Protein
17g
Carbs
64g
Fat
12g

Of 12g of fat per serving, 1.7g is saturated.