White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons.
You can have White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons
- You need 4 slice of Italian bread (cut into 1 inch cubes).
- Prepare 1/4 cup of olive oil.
- Prepare 1/9 tsp of salt.
- You need 1 pinch of black pepper.
- Prepare 3 clove of garlic, minced.
- You need 1 tsp of rosemary (fresh, minced).
- It’s 64 oz of cannellini or great northern beans (4 cans) rinsed and drained.
- It’s 2 1/4 cup of chicken broth (low sodium).
- You need 6 slice of bacon, chopped.
- Prepare 1 of onion, chopped fine.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
White Bean Soup with Rosemary Croutons step by step
- For the Croutons: Heat oven to 475°F. Combine bread, 3 tbsp oil, half of the garlic, 1/2 tsp rosemary, 1/8 tsp salt in a large bowl. Toss to coat. Transfer to baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes. Watch closely (will burn easily)..
- For the Soup: Process 1 1/2 cups of the beans and 1/4 cup of the broth in a food processor until smooth..
- Cook bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and discard all but 1 tbsp of the bacon fat..
- Cook the onion in the bacon fat for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds longer..
- Stir in the remaining broth, pureed bean mixture, the remaining beans, and the remaining rosemary and bring to a boil..
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 10 minutes..
- Add lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle servings with bacon and croutons..