White Bean Soup with Ham - Type 2 Nation

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup dried Great Northern beans
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2⁄3 cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped carrot
• 1⁄3 cup chopped celery
• 3 cloves garlic, minced (1½ teaspoons)
• 1 smoked ham shank (10 to 12 ounces)
• 3 14-ounce cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1½ cups water
• 2 bay leaves
• 2½ cups chopped Swiss chard
• 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
• Freshly ground black pepper (optional)