Bean Soup with Escarole

Make a light soup for lunch or dinner — simple and delicious! Bean soup with escarole is a healthy dish, packed with protein and plenty of vitamins. You'll need vegetable broth, though you can use water if you prefer. The beans are cooked separately and soaked overnight first, which shortens the cooking time.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 28 % 8 g
Fats 10 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 62 % 18 g
143 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0
    1. Cover the beans with cold water and leave them overnight. In the morning, boil them until tender and drain. 2. Peel the garlic, halve each clove, and fry it in the olive oil for 1 minute. 3. Pour the vegetable broth into a pot, add the bay leaf, the olive oil with garlic, and the boiled beans, and set over the heat. 4. Wash the escarole, cut it into large pieces, add it to the boiling broth, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook for about 5 minutes. The soup is ready — enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Beans - 328  kcal/100g
  • White beans - 352  kcal/100g
  • Fiery red beans - 23  kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen beans in a package (300 g.) - 102  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Escarole - 16  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable broth - 13  kcal/100g

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