Beans with Digitata and Vegetables – Maine Seaweed, LLC

Ingredients

• 1 cup dry pinto, kidney, or Scarlet Runner beans
• 1 small whole onion
• 1 stalk celery
• 1 small carrot
• 1 large bay leaf
• 1/2 strip of Digitata kelp ((6″))
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large leek (cleaned and sliced into rounds)
• 1 large cloves garlic (sliced)
• 2 carrots (sliced into thick rounds)
• 1 stalk celery (sliced thick)
• 1 medium parsnip (sliced into thick half-moons)
• 1 tsp dried Thyme (savory or sage leaves or a combination of all three)
• 2 cups kale (cut into 2″ strips)
• 1-2 tsp sea salt
• Black pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp parsley (minced for garnish)