Nibblous | fassolatha

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of white beans (Great Northern or cannellini) rinsed, soaked 24 hours and drained
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 carrots, sliced or cut in chunks
• 1 large mild onion, grated
• 4-8 stems of wild celery or cutting celery (or 5-6 stalks of celery), leaves and stalks, chopped
• 1 14.5 oz. can seeded, peeled, chopped plum tomatoes (or 1 1/2 tablespoons of tomato paste)
• 2/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon of pepper (or to taste)
• flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
• 8-10 cups of water