Bacon, herb and butter bean soup

Name: Bacon, herb and butter bean soup
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp of oil; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 500g packet of dried butter beans, soaked and cooked (or 4 x 400g tins of butterbeans drained); 2 litres of water; 2 tsp of herb salt (or 1 and a ½ tsp of salt with 1 tsp of finely chopped sage and rosemary); 4 Tbsp of basil pesto; ½ tsp of freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp of finely chopped sage (extra for garnish if desired); 250g of streaky bacon, roughly chopped (use Macon if you don’t do bacon!)

www.domesticgoddesses.co.za

I bought dried butter beans the other day and every time I saw the packet I was a bit perplexed as to what to do with them. So on Monday I soaked and cooked the

View full recipe on www.domesticgoddesses.co.za

Keep recipes from your favorite sites together, ready for your next meal. Create a free account or sign in to save this recipe using the Save Recipe button above. For the cooking instructions, visit the original recipe at www.domesticgoddesses.co.za.

Share this recipe:

Cooking tools:

Immersion blender
Pot
Skillet
Chef's knife
Cutting board
Stove
Measuring spoon
Wooden spoon
Mixing bowl
Colander
Can opener
Serving bowl

Ingredients

1 Tbsp of oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
500g packet of dried butter beans, soaked and cooked (or 4 x 400g tins of butterbeans drained)
2 litres of water
2 tsp of herb salt (or 1 and a ½ tsp of salt with 1 tsp of finely chopped sage and rosemary)
4 Tbsp of basil pesto
½ tsp of freshly ground black pepper
1 Tbsp of finely chopped sage (extra for garnish if desired)
250g of streaky bacon, roughly chopped (use Macon if you don’t do bacon!)