Curly Endive And Bean Soup Recipes

CURLY ENDIVE AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic; sauté until just tender, about 3 minutes. Add ham; stir 1 minute. Add endive, broth and beans; simmer until endive wilts and is tender but still bright green, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

WHITE BEANS WITH BACON AND ENDIVE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in heavy large pot over medium-high heat until brown and crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain. Set bacon aside. Add onion to drippings in pot and sauté until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add half of endive with water still clinging to leaves. Cover pot and cook until endive is wilted, stirring once, about 4 minutes. Add remaining half of endive and chopped garlic. Cover and cook until endive leaves are wilted but still bright green, stirring once, about 4 minutes. Add cannellini, beef broth, and bacon. Cook bean mixture until heated through, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

WHITE BEAN AND ENDIVE SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the endives and trim off the cores. Chop them and put them in a heavy saucepan with the lemon juice. Cover and cook over very low heat until the endives are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic.
• Add the chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Puree the soup in a blender or a food processor, then return it to the saucepan.
• Puree the beans and stir them into the saucepan and simmer another 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

FAVOURITE MINESTRA-VEGGIE SOUP WITH CURLY ENDIVE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the carrots and shallot and cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for five minutes or so.
• Stir in the garlic, and stir-fry over medium heat for about three minutes.
• Pour in the vegetable stock, and bring to a boil.
• Stir well, cover, lower the leat and simmer for about 20 minutes; stir occasionally. Add more water/stock if necessary.
• Add orzo/pasta, and the greens or endive to the hot soup.
• Simmer, stirring frequently, for about five minutes.
• Add the parmesan cheese, simmer for two or three minutes longer, 'til the pasta is al dente.
• Remove from heat and serve.

WILTED CURLY ENDIVE

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Reserve 3 tablespoons drippings. Cut or tear endive from center stalk; discard stalks. , In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, bring water and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil. Add endive; cover and cook for 3 minutes or until wilted. Drain. Stir in the bacon, vinegar, onion, pepper, reserved drippings and remaining salt.