KALE & BEAN SOUP Foodiator Style
This soup is sweet, spicy, earthy and awesome.
Simple recipe followed by an unexpected twist. :O
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons EV olive oil.
1 medium yellow onion, chopped.
1 red chilli, halved.
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tomato, chopped
2 small tomato paste cans
1/4 cup of RT water + about 7 cups of RT water
1 tablespoon dried tarragon
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoons red chili flakes
1 teaspoon tabasco
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper.
1 cup black beans, pre-cooked
1 cup kidney beans, pre-cooked
2 cups giant white beans, pre-cooked
2 cups fresh kale, chopped (leaves only, no stems).
(optional) 1/2 cup white corn.
Directions:
Heat oil in large pot, add onions and chilli and sautee for 4 minutes on high heat. Then add garlic and tomato, 1/4 cup of water, salt, pepper and tarragon and simmer for 5 minutes. Then add tomato paste and slowly add water (once you receive a thick texture, keep adding water until the mixture loosens up and becomes more "soup watery" but stop before it becomes just watery..) Add all the rest of the ingredients, except the kale! Bring to a boil, then cover pot, lower to low heat and cook for at least 15 min. Add kale to soup about 2 minutes before serving.
Unexpected Twist:
Chop one red or orange bell pepper and add it to a pan with 4 tbs of olive oil. sautee for 2 minutes. Add 3 tbs of warm water, 2 tbs brown sugar, 1 ts agave, 1 tbs sriracha and bring to a boil. Then lower heat and simmer for 7 minutes. Pour mixture into a food processor and mix. Pour mixture into soup. Yummyhood.
Enjoy!
The Foodiator