Simply Souperlicious – Ribollita

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 pound ground sausage
• 2 cups cooked cannellini beans with aquafaba (1 canned of beans if also fine)
• 2 handfuls of Rapa di cima with stems trimmed off and leaves off and well chopped
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 8-ounce cans of tomato paste
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 shallots, chopped
• ½ leek, chopped
• 1 sprig of rosemary
• 1 sprig of thyme
• 1/2 baguette (day old) or 4 large, thick slices whole-grain bread, toasted
• 4 oz. of parmesan cheese with the rind
• A splash of lemon juice
• A splash of balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon of spicy paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon basil
• 1/8 teaspoon parsley
• 1/8 teaspoon oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste