Green Bean Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1 3/4 lbs	794g / 28oz	Green beans
3 tablespoons	45ml	Olive oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion (medium)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Ripe tomatoes (medium)
2		Garlic cloves
2		Laurel leaves
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Potatoes
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Bread*
		Eggs - poached
		Salt

Recipe Instructions

* Use a day-old, country-style loaf In a large pan saute the onion, finely chopped, in the olive oil. Add the tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and broken into large pieces; trim the green beans and break them by hand into 3 or 4 pieces, and add to the pan. Add the garlic, the laurel leaves and the salt.

Cover the pan and let the whole cook for a while, till tender. Add 2 pt water and the peeled, thinly sliced potatoes. Let the whole cook till the potatoes are tender. Slice the bread, place in a large serving bowl together with the poached eggs. Cover with the hot soup, remove the laurel leaves and serve at once.

Source:
Carol Gelles

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