Vegetable Tortilla Soup
Perhaps I should have named this blog Soup’s On. I have posted a lot of soup recipes in this blog’s infancy. I confess that I always have been fascinated with the chemistry of soup. When the recipe is right, the flavors meld…
Food, Photography and Bons Mots
Perhaps I should have named this blog Soup’s On. I have posted a lot of soup recipes in this blog’s infancy. I confess that I always have been fascinated with the chemistry of soup. When the recipe is right, the flavors meld…
It is fall in Southern California. Finally. Every fall, when the air picks up the decided chill that signals our meagre change of seasons, my thoughts turn to the comfort of a bowl of hot soup. For me, few soups rival the sheer delight of potato…
I’m really taken by the beauty and good taste of Rancho Gordo brand heirloom dried beans.
Here is a recipe from their site–a take on the classic Tuscan soup called Ribollita.
I used Rancho Gordo’s Mother Stallard beans and substituted baby spinach for the kale in the wonderful garlicky pesto that you spoon on top of the soup just before serving. This is a hearty soup that makes a meal by itself. This soup cooks quickly but is far better on the second day when the flavors have had time to blend. The link to the recipe appears below.
Enjoy.
http://www.ranchogordo.com/pages/cranberry-bean-and-cabbage-soup-with-kale-pesto
