Bean & Tomato Soup Recipe

Serves 4

Sit around the fireplace this winter and enjoy a bowl of this great homemade soup that's both healthy and delicious.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons (30ml)  oil
• 1  onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon (15ml)  garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons (10ml)  ginger, crushed
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) chilli paste
• 1 tablespoon (15ml)  cumin
• 1 teaspoon (5ml)  ground coriander
• 2  carrots, peeled grated
• 3 celery sticks, sliced thinly
• 2 X 410g can Rhodes Tomato Chopped Peeled 
• 2  potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 
• 3 cups (750ml)  chicken stock or vegetable stock 
• 2 X 410g cans Rhodes Butter Beans
• 410g can Rhodes Garden Peas
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Chopped parsley to taste 
• Fresh coriander for garnish 
• Bread to serve

Method

1. Heat oil in large pot. 
2. Sauté the onion till transparent. Add the garlic, ginger, chilli, spices, carrots and celery. Cook for a few minutes.
3. Add Rhodes Tomato, potatoes and stock, and simmer until the potatoes are almost cooked. 
4. Add the beans and peas and simmer for another 5 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked. 
5. Season to taste. Pour half the soup into a blender and liquidize. Then pour back into the pot. Stir through the parsley. Garnish with coriander and serve with bread.

Useful Tips

From the Rhodes kitchen:

• Add 65g of Rhodes Tomato Paste for extra flavor.
• Add Rhodes Butter Beans to oxtail stews and curries to add texture and flavour.
• For a quick soup idea, liquidize 2 cans of Rhodes Peas in Brine, drained; 1 cup (250ml) chicken stock;  ½ packet of bacon bits (fried first), and season to taste.

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