White Bean Soup with Sweet Potato

Name: White Bean Soup with Sweet Potato
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon dried basil or 10 leaves fresh basil, chopped; 1 teaspoon black pepper; Salt, to taste; 10 cloves garlic, chopped; ¾ cup olive oil; 6 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 cup chopped parsley; 4 quarts water; 2 bay leaves; 1 pound Great Northern beans, picked over

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Welcome to Claire's

By Claire Criscuolo

Published 2014

About

We look forward to serving this soup every fall and enjoy it through the winter at Claire’s. It is so popular that we have customers who nearly cross the state to come and enjoy it!

Ingredients

4 quarts water
1 pound Great Northern beans, picked over
2

Soup
Vegan
Gluten-free
Winter

Method

Bring the water to a boil in a large covered pot. Add the beans and bay leaves. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 1½ to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the beans are soft.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Add the parsley, sweet potatoes, and basil. Sprinkle wi