TUSCAN WHITE BEAN AND GARLIC SOUP

By ozzie

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 shallots, , chopped
• 1 sage leaf
• 2 15ounce cans cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 4 cloves garlic, cut in 1/2
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 slices ciabatta bread
• extra virgin olive oil

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place a medium, heavy soup pot over medium heat. Add the butter, olive oil and shallot. Cook stirring occasionally, until the shallots are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the sage and beans and stir to combine. Add the stock and bring the mixture to a simmer. Add the garlic and simmer until the garlic is softened, about 10 minutes. Pour the soup into a large bowl. Carefully ladle 1/3 to 1/2 of the soup into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour the blended soup back into the soup pan. Puree the remaining soup. Once all the soup is blended and back in the soup pan, add the cream and the pepper. Keep warm covered over very low heat.

2. Place a grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle the slices of ciabatta bread with extra-virgin olive oil. Grill the bread until warm and golden grill marks appear, about 3 minutes a side. Serve the soup in bowls with the grilled bread alongside.