Best Red Bean Soup With Gremolata Recipes

SWEET RED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• First, rinse the beans under cold water. Then, soak the beans in water for at least 8 hours (overnight).
• Drain the beans and transfer to a medium-sized pot. Add 6 cups of fresh water. Bring to a boil, then let simmer for 1 hour. Over the course of the hour, add an additional 2 cups of water as needed.
• When the beans look soft and broken down, use an immersion blender to blend until the beans are just broken up--it shouldn't be completely smooth (unless that's your preference--you're the cook here!). You can also transfer to a blender and pulse a few times until you achieve your desired consistency.
• Transfer the blended mixture back to the pot. If you like a soupier consistency, feel free to add additional water at this stage until you reach your desired consistency. Add the sugar and orange zest. Stir over medium to medium-high heat to dissolve the sugar. The mixture should bubble very gently.
• Next, add the tapioca. Cook for 20 minutes until the tapioca pearls become translucent. Some recipes recommend cooking the tapioca separately, but it works just fine to add them directly to the soup. When the tapioca pearls are totally translucent, it's ready to serve!

GREEN BEANS GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the green beans and blanch them for 2 to 3 minutes, until tender but still crisp. Drain the beans in a colander and immediately put them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking and preserve their bright green color.
• For the gremolata, toss the garlic, lemon zest, parsley, parmesan, and pine nuts in a small bowl and set aside.
• When ready to serve, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Drain the beans and pat them dry. Add the beans to the pan and saute, turning frequently, for 2 minutes, until coated with olive oil and heated through. Off the heat, add the gremolata and toss well. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and serve hot.

RED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, bell peppers, salt, cayenne, black pepper, and bay leaves. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes, or until the vegetables are wilted. Add the stock and beans, stirring to mix well. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until the mixture is smooth and creamy, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Just before serving, add the sherry, green onions, parsley, and hot sauce. Remove the bay leaves.
• Serve hot in soup bowls.

WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH GREMOLATA

Steps:

• For soup:.
• Saute' first 4 ingredients in hot oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat 5-10 minutes or until tender.
• Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add beans and next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, at least 30 minutes.
• Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Stir in salt and pepper to taste and hot sauce, if desired. Top each serving with a spoonful of Gremolata.
• Gremolata:.
• Process all ingredients in a food processor or blender until well blended or to desired consistency, stopping to scrape down sides.

TOMATO SOUP WITH GREMOLATA

Steps:

• In a large shallow pan, fry the onion and garlic in the olive oil on a low heat for 8 mins; do not brown. Roughly chop the tomatoes and add along with the sugar, vinegar, 750ml water and seasoning. Bring to the boil and simmer for 35 mins, stirring from time to time.
• Whizz with a hand-held blender until smooth. For an ultra-smooth, dinner party-style soup, you can pass the liquid through a fine sieve, but this is quite fiddly and your blender will give perfectly good results.
• For the gremolata, mix together the lemon zest, juice, olive oil, garlic and parsley, then serve on top of the soup.

RED BEAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the peppers, celery, onions and beans. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaves before serving.