Cannellini and Swiss Chard Soup

Name: Cannellini and Swiss Chard Soup (Zuppa di Fagioli e Biete)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 ounce thinly sliced pancetta; Salt; 3 cups homemade meat broth or ½ each beef and chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 3 cups water; ½ medium yellow onion; 1 medium carrot; 1 rib celery; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 pound Swiss chard; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; Freshly ground black pepper; 1½ cups drained canned cannellini beans

Zuppa di Fagioli e Biete

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

½ medium yellow onion
1 medium carrot
1 rib celery
3

Europe
Italy
Soup
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Peel and finely chop the onion. Peel the carrot and celery and cut into ¼-inch dice.
Put 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, the onion, carrot, and celery in a heavy-bottomed soup pot and place over medium-high heat. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables ar