WHITE BEAN AND ENDIVE SOUP

White Bean And Endive Soup image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dinner, weekday, soups and stews, appetizer

Time 40m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pound endives
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup cooked white (cannellini) beans
Salt and freshly ground white pepper

Steps:

Wash the endives and trim off the cores. Chop them and put them in a heavy saucepan with the lemon juice. Cover and cook over very low heat until the endives are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic.
Add the chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes.
Puree the soup in a blender or a food processor, then return it to the saucepan.
Puree the beans and stir them into the saucepan and simmer another 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 87, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 550 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams