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Italian bean soup
What you need
- 6 tsp olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled and sliced
- 2 leeks, trimmed and thickly sliced
- 275 g potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 3/4 l hot vegetable stock
- 175 g green beans, trimmed and cut into 2 1/2 cm lengths
- 175 g mange-tout, trimmed and cut into 2 1/2 cm lengths
- 400 g canned mixed beans, drained
- 400 g canned black-eyed beans, drained
- 1 yellow pepper, de-seeded and sliced
- seasoning
- 175 g tomatoes, roughly chopped
- to serve
- 60 ml pesto sauce
Method
Heat the oil in a pan. Saute the onion until softened. Add the leeks and potatoes. Cook for 2-3 min without letting them colour.
Add the stock. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for 15 min. Add the beans, mange-tout, beans, pepper and tomatoes. Simmer for 10 min until vegetables are just tender. Season to taste. Stir in the basil.
Finish with a tablespoon of pesto on each portion.
Serving suggestion
Ciabatta bread.
Cook's tip
You could replace the black-eyed beans with flageolet, cannellini or butter beans.
| Per portion | Per 100g | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kj) | 2580 | 410 | 10475 | 8350 |
| Energy (kcal) | 616 | 98.0 | 2500 | 2000 |
| Protein (g) | 23.8 | 3.78 | ||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 75.9 | 12.1 | 345 | 275 |
| Fat (g) | 29.6 | 4.70 | 95 | 70 |
| Fat (saturated) (g) | 4.67 | 0.74 | ||
| Fibre (g) | 13.2 | 2.09 | ||
| Sodium (mg) | 2869 | 455 | ||
| Salt (equivalent) (g) | 7.17 | 1.14 | 7 | 5 |
| Per Portion | Per 100g | RDA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (µg) | 96.9 | 15.4 | 800 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 0.08 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.69 | 0.11 | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 121 | 19.4 | 60 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 266 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 3.94 | 0.63 | 10 |
| Zinc (mg) | 3.58 | 0.57 | 15 |
| Calcium (mg) | 211 | 33.7 | 800 |
| Folate (mcg) | 286 | 45.5 | 200 |
| Iron (mg) | 8.56 | 1.36 | 14 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 208 | 33.2 | 300 |
| Niacin (mg) | 3.91 | 0.62 | 18 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 1.49 | 0.24 | 6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.31 | 0.05 | 1.6 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 449 | 71.5 | 800 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.56 | 0.09 | 1.4 |
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