Fast and easy holiday recipes: Turtle bean soup recipe

This nourishing turtle bean soup recipe combines spicy heat and warming earthiness with turtle beans, fresh herbs and garlic - a healthy family meal.

 

Serves 6

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz. turtle beans

6 cups water

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 of each red and green peppers, deseeded and diced

2 tbsp. fresh garden herbs, finely chopped (sweet basil, chives, rosemary, parsley, cilantro, oregano, marjoram)

1 large bay leaf

1 large clove elephant garlic, crushed

1 tsp. cayenne pepper

2 tsp. salt

3 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper

1/2 cup sour cream

Jalapeno Havarti, grated to garnish

METHOD:

Bring water to a boil in a deep pan. Add beans, onion, peppers, garden herbs, bay leaf, elephant garlic, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Boil rapidly for 15 minutes until frothy. Remove froth with a spoon and discard.

Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours until smooth. Put in blender for a smoother soup. Serve red hot garnished with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkled with Jalapeno Havarti. Crusty rolls are a nice addition.



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