Greek · Soup

Quick fasolada white-bean soup

White beans, carrots and tomato make a thick, satisfying soup with a soft olive-oil finish. Using drained canned beans brings this Greek-inspired pot comfortably into an everyday cooking routine.

VeganEasy4 generous bowls
Quick fasolada white-bean soup serving inspiration

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Ingredients

Original recipe: 4 generous bowls. Ingredient amounts scale below; the method is written for 4 servings. For larger amounts, use separate batches and check doneness.

  • 720 gCanned white beans drained and rinsed
  • 150 gOnion diced
  • 200 gCarrots diced
  • 100 gCelery diced
  • 3 cloveGarlic chopped
  • 45 mlOlive oil
  • 400 gCanned crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tbspTomato paste
  • 900 mlWater
  • 1 tspDried oregano
  • ¾ tspSalt
  • ¼ tspBlack pepper
  • 20 mlLemon juice
  • 15 gParsley chopped

Make it

  1. Heat 30 ml of the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook for 8–10 minutes, stirring, until the onion softens.
  2. Add garlic, tomato paste and oregano. Cook for 1 minute, then stir in tomatoes, beans, water, salt and pepper.
  3. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce the heat and simmer partly covered for 18–20 minutes, until the carrots are tender.
  4. Mash a few spoonfuls of beans against the side of the pan to thicken the broth. Stir in lemon juice, parsley and the remaining oil and serve.
Ingredients, recipe context & sources

Ingredient flags: None of the nine major allergens identified in the specified ingredients. Check packaged ingredients and cross-contact.

This is an original Livura home-cooking interpretation, not yet independently kitchen-tested. Source links provide dish and cultural context; the recipe wording and quantities are Livura’s.

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