Kale Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cans (15 oz / 425 g each) cannellini beans, rinsed
• 5 cups vegetable broth
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 4 cups chopped kale
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook onion and carrots in oil 6 minutes; add garlic for 30 seconds.

2. 2

   Add beans, broth, thyme, salt and pepper and simmer 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Mash about 1 cup of beans against the pot to thicken the soup.

4. 4

   Add kale and simmer 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Finish with lemon juice.