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Heartwarming bean soup (vegetarian & vegan)

Delicious vegan bean soup with fine beans, tomato, carrot and celery with only 10 minutes of our time. A very economical and filling food.
Course Main Dishes, Appetizers
Cuisine Greek, Greek traditional, Mediterranean, Greek / Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword vegan, vegetarian, white, vegan, national, beans, braised, lenten, tomato, red, traditional, food, bean soup, bean, soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Soaking 8 hours
Total Time 9 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 108kcal
Author Thodoris Tibilis

Ingredients

  • 250  g white beans (any type of small or medium size)
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp celery
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 bay leaves optionally
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp curry
  • ½ tsp sweet paprika or smoker
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

Vegan white bean soup

  • Soak the beans from the night before.
  • Finely chop the onion and celery, grate the tomato, cut the carrot into slices and put them together with all the other ingredients in a medium saucepan. Add water almost until it is full and simmer for an hour or until the beans are soft.
  • Serve hot, plain, with lemon or olive oil. Serve with fresh bread, toasted garlic bread, olives or sun-dried tomatoes.

Notes

We can enrich the soup by adding:
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder it's antioxidant and gives a nice yellow color)
  • 3 Tbsp peppers chopped (red and/or green)
  • 4 sun-dried tomatoes finely chopped
  • 1 whole potato (it turns out very tasty and gives density to the soup)
  • ½ tsp chili flakes, ¼ tsp ground dried cayenne pepper or 4 drops of tabasco for a more spicy result
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2328IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg