Beans and Greens Soup

Name: Beans and Greens Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 6 cloves garlic (chopped); 1 onion (chopped); 10 ounces spinach (frozen); 1 quart vegetable stock or water; 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans; 2 teaspoons Soy sauce; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon Lemon zest

Tamar Genger MA, RD • Oct 13, 2010 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)Comment Jump to Recipe

Use any greens for this healthy soup, get tons of nutrients in an easy way.

Beans and Greens Soup

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
6 cloves garlic chopped
1 onion chopped
10 ounces spinach frozen
1 quart vegetable stock or water
1 15 ounce can cannellini beans
2 teaspoons Soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Lemon zest

Instructions

1 In a large pot, heat oil and cook onion and garlic over low heat for about 10 minutes.

2 Meanwhile, rinse and chop the spinach. When onion is soft add spinach, stock, pepper, soy sauce, lemon zest and all of the beans, raise the heat to medium-high and cook until hot.
3 Puree with an immersion blender in the pot. Serve with croutons if desired.
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About Tamar Genger MA, RD

Tamar is the Executive Editor of JamieGeller.com. She is the mother of three amazing children, a registered dietitian, nutrition educator, and major foodie!! Always on the search for the best of everything and often found in the kitchen cooking up new healthy foods, Tamar loves to travel with her family and visits kosher restaurants wherever she goes. Although she loves the sights, she spends more time talking about the restaurants and food she ate! As a mom and a nutritionist, Tamar tries to balance her passion for healthy cooking with her insatiable desire for chocolate!Tamar is the mastermind behind Fresh Families, Jamie Geller’s healthy, family-friendly meal plan.

Comments

Lorraine

Jun 9, 2015 at 5:08 am

I made this for dinner tonight, my husband and I loved it! Very easy and delicious! I like the addition of the beans as the protein in this vegetarian soup! I especially like the lemon zest, a very delicate flavor!

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Ruth Plaut

Jun 8, 2015 at 3:42 pm

This looks good but just a question. You say to use frozen spinach and then in the method you state to rinse and chop the spinach. Please explain.

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