Description

Greek bean soup
Continue the culinary journey through Greece. In Greece and Cyprus often prepare delicious bean soup (a thick soup), which is called - fasolada or, as they call in Russia — fasolada). Greek fasolada is a popular vegetable dish that is nice to have in the post, and summer — because the greens and lemon juice refreshes and the lack of meat in the soup allows you to athelete and sleep in the heat. The classic recipe includes fasolada tomato puree (from fresh tomatoes) or tomato paste. It is often added carrots, peppers, celery, zucchini. Sometimes hot pepper, potatoes. Classic fasolada is prepared with white beans, but in some regions are substituted with red beans. The taste of the soup becomes thick and rich

Ingredients

  • Beans

    80 g

  • Zucchini

    120 g

  • Tomatoes in own juice

    5 piece

  • Onion

    80 g

  • Pepper

    120 g

  • Basil

    15 g

  • Cilantro

    20 g

  • Carrots

    100 g

  • Salt

  • Lemon

    5 g

  • Olive oil

  • Water

    1500 ml

  • Spices

    5 g

Cooking

step-0
For fasolada with red beans I got beans "Pinto" from the Mistral. Because Pinto beans — has a soft crumbly texture and Pinto beans — are universal. The beans are better soaked overnight in boiled water at room temperature. Boiled water, in which is the beans before cooking, reduces the likelihood of gassing those who then eats this delicious vegetable soup.
step-1
First fall asleep in the soup beans and cook for about 40 minutes. Do not add salt! Salt makes the shell beans (and other legumes) is more rigid, and it will be a long time to cook. Then add zucchini, onions and carrots. Onions can be pre-passerovat in vegetable oil. Salt.
step-2
While all this is cooking, wipe, puree the tomatoes.
step-3
And chop bell pepper.
step-4
Add tomatoes, juice from under the tomato and pepper and continue to cook for another 10-15 minutes. Chopped cilantro and spices are added 5 minutes before the end of cooking. Before serving in each plate squeezing a little lemon juice and put the Basil leaves. You can submit pickled olives, if they exist.
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