I am in the process of loosing weight, so food has to be given a lot more consideration than usual. You want to eat something that is tasty, fills you up and is nutritious as well.
Most of the bean soups/curries fit the bill perfectly. It’s perfect for lunch or dinner. You feel full and you won’t spend the rest of the day looking at the clock waiting impatiently for the next meal time.
One of the many soup recipes I tried is this Greek soup made with white beans. A very few ingredients are needed to prepare this and if you use Instant Pot like me, the work gets done a lot more easier.
This recipe is from My Greek Dish and I have followed it without any major changes. The only change I made was to bring down the quantity of olive oil. The author mentions that you should add some olive oil towards the end of cooking and that really brought to my mind some traditional Kerala recipes, like Avial and Olan, where you add coconut oil towards the end of cooking. Sometimes you can travel across continents and still find things that are common!
I served the soup with some crumbled Feta cheese and some bread. Now that the season is changing and the weather is beginning to get colder, I find myself noting and bookmarking more healthy soup recipes from library books and online.
Read on for the step-wise pictures and recipe.
Serves: 4-6
Recipe source: My Greek Dish
Ingredients:
- 500gm bag dried white beans (18 oz pack)
- 1 medium onion, chopped finely
- 2 carrots, cut into semi circles
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 stalks of celery, diced small
- 1/2 cup pureed tomatoes
- salt, pepper and red chili flakes per taste
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
Method:
Soak the beans overnight. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in Instant Pot or a thick pot. Saute the garlic and onion until onions turns pink. Add the carrots and celery. Mix it in.
Add in the pureed tomatoes. Add the beans.Season with salt and pepper and red chili flakes.
Add enough water to cover everything by about an inch. Cover and cook in Beans mode for 20 minutes. Once the pressure is released naturally, add the remaining olive oil and boil for a few minutes for flavors to blend. Taste test and adjust seasonings. Serve with feta and fresh bread.
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Such a filling and healthy soup.The soup on the white background looks so gorgeous.
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yes beans soup are an ideal choice incase we are losing weight. Very filling.
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This soup is filling and sort of a comfort meal.
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Beautiful picture.. so clean and looks delicious.
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Beautiful clicks. The bean soup looks awesome…
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ah ! now i know the secret of ur fabulous weight loss :-) the soup looks fabulous.. am having serious thoughts of buying an Instant Pot now – only the glares that my family will give me for (yet) another gadget is stopping me ;P
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LOL on Valli comment that she is losing the battle with the thought.Now that the girls expect me to cook something else in the evening think I will be making something like this. Sounds yummy and filling too.
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I love soups in winters and keep trying different kinds of them. This one with white beans looks very hearty and filling.
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Rajani, I won’t comment on the losing weight part, I am already losing my battle with the thought..hehehe..still this soup looks wonderful and just what I need to cook more for myself. On another note I am so J of your instant pot yaar!..
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I guess you reached your goal weight Rajani, but we also need to maintain that. What better way to do it other than filling soups. The addition of cheese on top sounds so delicious too..
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Omg you are tempting me with that bowl of hearty and nutritiou soup. Sucj a satusfying n filling soup.
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Why do you need to lose more weight? Surely you are kidding! But do keep posting such delicious bean soup recipes…maybe I could lose some weight after all. The soup looks hearty and nutritious. With some bread, this looks like the perfect meal to me!
P.S. Do start an FB page asap!
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I am in that same process of losing weight too. Love these beans soup as they are very filling with no compromise in taste. This is so yum with that olive oil and cheese.
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Loose more weight ? You don’t need to ! Talking of soup it looks fabulous , reminds me of Rajma , I know these bean soups will definitely fill you , they are a perfect protein .
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