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White Bean + Shitake Soup with Herb Oil

Sunday, March 20, 2011 Recipes  Uncategorized  

We thought we’d share this delicious + simple soup with you — light enough for the slow change in seasons (spring is literally around the corner!) These earthy shiitake’s are the stars here, and we love their richness with a crusty sourdough bread. It is so very simple to prepare and it was the perfect sunny March afternoon lunch for us. We think it will be for you too.

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27 comments 
  • Pennie writes:

    what a lovely simple soup. light and earthy flavors–i love the flavor component that parmesan rind adds to broths. as always, beautifully photographed!

  • Anita writes:

    Lovely.

  • Kasey writes:

    Sounds like a perfect Sunday lunch. Beautiful!

  • Jacqueline writes:

    Everything here looks perfect — the crustiness of the bread, the heartiness of the soup. Lovely.

  • McKenzie Powell writes:

    Oh my… I’m propped up in bed sick with the flu, and that soup, oh that soup! (I’m going to email this to my husband.) Hee hee.

  • stephanie writes:

    This looks divine!

  • Eva @ Four Leaf Clover writes:

    This looks so tasty, healthy, and very easy to vegan-ize so that I can eat it! Thank you for sharing.. and beautiful photo!

  • Kimberley writes:

    Gorgeous! I love white bean soup.

  • Kate writes:

    I just found your blog. The recipes, the photography. . .I think I’m in love!

  • Jessica writes:

    Wow! Your photography is stunning & the recipes look delicious! I am new to the world of food photography and am so inspired. Do you have any tips about food styling and photography? Also what type of camera and lenses do you use? I am in awe!

  • L. Kaldor writes:

    The herb oil was so delicious that I made extra to put over grilled fish. Thank you for all of your beautiful images and recipes. Your blog is inspirational.

  • Alissa writes:

    I am so glad I stumbled upon your blog. Your photos and styling techniques are look so effortless and just simply beautiful!!

  • Molly writes:

    I love when I come across a delicious-looking recipe and then realize I have all the ingredients waiting for me in the pantry.

  • Stacey writes:

    This made my influenza-suffering soul feel soooo much better. Thanks!

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  • Hungry Hollowaiian writes:

    Looks simple & very tasty.. perfect for spring

  • helen writes:

    YUMMMM

    helen :}

    the daily nook!

  • feeding the muse « modern conjure writes:

    [...] website and live there. i certainly wouldn’t go hungry. here is my interpretation of their white bean & shiitake soup. it was delish & i used the extra herb oil which was like a thin pesto on everything! yum. fish [...]

  • Yasmin writes:

    This sounds fab; but we don’t have boxes of organic chicken stock here in the UK, so could someone please let me know how many ounces, grams or cups of stock there are in a box of chicken stock.

    Thanks!

  • Zo @ Two Spoons writes:

    Wonderful! It’s lovely to have soups with a nice clear broth for a bit of a change from the pureed kind. Never thought to use shiitake and white beans together! Yum. Would go wonderfully with some radish greens or watercress I reckon.

  • Zoë writes:

    Just made this on a rainy day– thank you!!!
    I threw in dried Chinese mushrooms (don’t know what they’re called) and just made a basic herb oil using whatever i had in the fridge which turned out to be Thai basil and parsley….tasted great.

  • Simple cauliflower pasta « Two Spoons writes:

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  • diane writes:

    Where is the recipe?

  • diane writes:

    and how do I make this lovely soup?

  • admin writes:

    Hi Diane – there is a recipe card at the bottom of the post – just click on it for the full recipe – thx !

  • healthy recipe: white bean and shitake mushroom soup | www.rawsilkandsaffron.wordpress.com writes:

    [...] or more soups to try during the winter months and this year is no exception.  I found this recipe here mostly because I love anything made with white beans and what better way then to incorporate them [...]

  • eleonore writes:

    Loveeee shiitake and love your pics!!!
    xx Eleonore

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White Bean + Shitake Soup with Herb Oil

Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 small white onion diced
2 large cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 box of organic chicken stock.
Equal parts water
1 parmesan rind
2 cans of white beans drained and rinsed
5 to 7 Shiitake mushrooms sliced very thinly
Salt + pepper to taste
mint
parsley
basil
meyer lemon

Sauté the garlic + onion in a stock pot with olive oil over a medium heat until the onion is translucent and fragrant. and the beans and sauté for a few minutes adding salt + pepper to taste. Add the broth, water + rind and raise heat slightly, allowing the soup to simmer for 20 minutes. For the last five minutes add the sliced shiitakes. Once you remove the soup from the heat, remove the rind before serving. To make the oil combine equal parts mint, parsley + basil in a food processor while drizzling in olive oil + a teaspoon of fresh meyer lemon juice. Chop until oil is thin enough to drizzle, but thick with herb bits. Drizzle oil over soup just before serving. Enjoy !

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