Ingredients

• 2 cups - white beans (canned and drained)
• 1 - onion (chopped)
• 3 - tomatoes (chopped)
• 2 - garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 - carrot (chopped)
• 2 - Celery rib (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp - dry thyme leaves
• 1 - bay leaves
• 2 cups - vegetable stock water
• 1/2 tsp - pepper powder
• salt to taste
• olive oil

How to Make White Bean Soup

• Heat the olive oil and saute the onions with bay leaves.
• Add the chopped carrots, chopped celery and cook until tender.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, garlic cloves and thyme leaves and cook everything for a while.
• In the meantime, grind a cup of white beans as fine puree and keep aside.
• Add the remaining white beans, vegetable stock water, pepper powder, white bean puree to the vegetables and cook on medium high flame for a few minutes. Keep stirring.
• Once the soup thickens, put off the flame.
• Serve hot with toasted bread slices.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipe