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Tuscan Bean Soup.

You can cook Tuscan Bean Soup using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tuscan Bean Soup

1. Prepare 2 of large onions.
2. You need 4 of celery sticks.
3. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
4. You need 4 cloves of garlic (crushed).
5. Prepare 3 of large carrots.
6. Prepare 2 of heaped tsp smoked paprika.
7. It's 5 sprigs of fresh thyme (leaves only).
8. You need 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary (leaves only).
9. You need 2 (400 g) of tins chopped tomatoes.
10. Prepare 2 litres of vegetable stock.
11. It's 2 (400 g) of tins flageolet beans (drained and rinsed).
12. It's 1 (400 g) of tin cannellini beans (drained and rinsed).
13. Prepare of Small savoy cabbage.
14. It's of Salt.
15. You need of Pepper.
16. It's of Serve with.
17. Prepare of Green pesto (or vegan alternative).
18. You need of Crusty bread.

Tuscan Bean Soup instructions

1. Chop the onion and celery into small chunks. Put in a large stock pot with the oil, cover and cook over a low heat for 10 mins, until softened..
2. Meanwhile, chop the carrot into small chunks. Then add to the pot with the crushed garlic, herbs and paprika and cook for 10 mins until the carrot is starting to soften..
3. Meanwhile chop the cabbage, drain the beans and make the stock..
4. Add the tomatoes and stock to the pan and bring to a simmer. Then add the beans and cabbage and cook for 20 mins..
5. Serve with a spoon of green pesto and some crusty bread. Freeze some portions for future use..