Mediterranean Leeks And Three Bean Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1/3 cup	78ml	Olive oil
2		Leeks - coarsely chopped
2		Celery stalks - coarsely chopped
2		Garlic cloves - minced
4 cups	948ml	Chicken broth
1 teaspoon	5ml	Thyme
1 teaspoon	5ml	Marjoram
1		Bay leaf
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 1/2 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Cooked (or canned) kidney beans
1 1/2 cups	240g / 8.5oz	Cooked (or canned) garbanzo beans
1 lb	454g / 16oz	String beans - cut 1" pieces

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil over moderate heat in large pot. Add leeks, celery and garlic and saute 3 to 4 minutes. Add remaining ingredients except for string beans. Bring soup to a boil, then lower heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Add string beans and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes more, until string beans are cooked but still crunchy.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Source:
Jo Merrill/Dakotah on the http://www.eclix.net Food BB

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