Curried Tomato Soup With Cannellini Beans & Parsley Pesto Recipe - Cooking Index
4 cups | 250g / 8.8oz | Thinly sliced yellow onions - (abt 1 1/2 lbs) |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Slivered garlic |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Good quality curry powder |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Whole cumin seed |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Whole thyme |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Red chile flakes |
3 cups | 187g / 6.6oz | Diced ripe tomatoes |
(or two 14 1/2 oz cans drained - if using canned) | ||
6 cups | 1422ml | Rich chicken or vegetable stock |
1 cup | 237ml | Dry white wine |
Salt - to taste | ||
Freshly ground black pepper - to taste pepper | ||
2 1/2 cups | 400g / 14oz | Cooked cannellini or other special bean |
1 | Young spinach leaves - (small bunch) - stems discarded | |
Garnish | ||
Fresh parsley pesto |
In a deep soup pot saute the onions, garlic and curry over moderate heat until the vegetables are just beginning to soften and the curry is fragrant. Add the cumin, thyme, chile, tomatoes, stock and wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Correct seasoning with salt and pepper.
At serving time, stir in the beans and heat through. Divide and place spinach leaves in the bottom of warm soup bowls. Ladle hot soup over spinach and garnish with a teaspoon or two of fresh parsley pesto.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Source:
COOKING RIGHT with John Ash - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CR-9632 broadcast 07-31-1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
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