Ready to rest and reset!
This is the warming dish that is going to do it. Made with dried beans, old school style slow cooking. Of course, you can use canned if you have to. Dried beans might take longer but are cheaper, taste better and you control how healthy or not they are.
Best super food soup of the year and a bonus, no (or very little) waste. Make it your own and enjoy the cosy comforts of tasty goodness.
This recipe served 6 – 8 HEALTHY portions.
RECIPES:
Beans on their own:
2 Cups Dry White Beans: Cover with water. Soak couple hours – overnight is best
Rinse beans, add to medium saucepot, cover with water, 2 inches over.
ADD:
Herb bundle: Thyme, rosemary, sage, Parsley- bay leaf if you got em.
1-5 Garlic cloves
1 Onion, skin removed, cut in half.
Cook on simmer until soft and tender. Cook time ranges from 1 – 2 hours
When al dente, they are ready to go as is or make the soup.
White Bean, Kale and Soup:
Cooked white beans
4 Medium size Carrots, diced
1 large Onion, diced
5 Celery stalks, diced
3 or 4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 lemon, zested and juice
2 – 3 large potatoes, diced (I spaced this, was still AWESOME)
1 Bunch Kale, stems removed (or not) chopped
Veg Broth, enough to cover ingredients in a large pot
Put the soup together, cook on medium low until veg are soft enough. The longer you cook, low and slow the better it will taste.
Toppings suggestions I used:
Homemade HOT Italian Tempeh/Tofu Sausage – find the recipe here:
Zucchini aka courgette, diced, seasoned and roasted
Green Onion, diced
Peas
French Bread, toasted
33 Comments
Haha “he smoked the stems”
Looks incredibly delicious
I’m cooking the soup now! I added some white potatoes and purple sweet potatoes. I’m going to blend some of the potatoes with the other stock veggies to make the soup creamier, as you suggested! Thank you! Hope it’s going to be yummy!
Very well made video. I’m not a fan of beans but watching this video was like a meditation. Really well done. I’d watch again. You gave me a lot of good ideas to make a home made soup minus the beans and celery! lol Thank you so much!!!!
Derek, has anyone ever told you that you are one bad ass vegan?
Made this today with gigante beans. The broth alone from cooking the beans was scrumptious. I didn’t have fresh herbs so put dried herbs in a spice bag and let it steep with the beans. I topped mine with sliced banana peppers and nutritional yeast! Delish! 🎉
Just one question…you single?🫣
Jumping up to soak my beans rn. Have nearly all of this on hand—thanks for the inspo. Enjoy your content!
I have just discovered your channel and I love it!
That looked so delicious
Just made this soup for the first time. A++!
Can I substitute spinach instead of kale?
Who is this superhero chef?!? BTW, How do you sharpen knives?
I made this soup over the weekend. My husband told me it’s the best soup I’ve ever made. I didn’t even serve toppings on it. Thank you for sharing your cooking tips. And thank you for adding Frankie to your videos.
D, I was missing your new content so I’m looking back to more recent videos. I think you’re moving somewhere. I wonder where. Hope it’s going good. Happy New Year 2025 everyone. Food & Togetherness.
I love beans so much I've been a member of the bean club for years. I'm always looking for a great bean recipe. Thank you for sharing. Looks delicious.
This isn't any soup, this is a Derek Sarno soup! Definitely getting made.
My God – the toppings! ❤🎉
thanks, gonna try this in my wonderbag…Frankie is hilarious 🤣
Wow! Beautiful!
Vegees heaven!👍
Thank you, Derek😊
What stopped me was the real kitchen. Thanks Man.
I started making this soup yesterday as soon as I watched the video. I usually cook beans in my pressure cooker, but as you recommended gentle cooking, I used my slow cooker. I defrosted a block of tofu and made the sausage. I have herbs growing in my garden so I used them for the bouquet garni. Today, I finished the soup. It was delicious. The addition of lemon rind and juice really transformed it into something special. Thank you for inspiring me to make a healthy meal for New Year.
Celery STALKS Derek 😂
Happy New Year! I hope you and Miss America had a great one! I will be making this today . Definitely an upgrade to mine! I love the toppings idea! I can eat soup and a killer salad every day ! I’m all about the salad bar prep ( got that from Chad @ FOK Rouxbe:)
So now that’s getting upgraded as well!!
Here’s to a Healthy and Happy New Year to all!
Hope all is going well with the move and I hope to see you along the journey !
And I totally get the complex grief thing.. So great big hugs for you ! And Frankie too!
lol and yeah last night I spent a quiet and stormy night chilling with my granddaughter and you.. well watching your videos lol ..
The soup looks amazing. I love using everything. This is what I'll make when I invite family over in a couple weeks. I've got some tempeh I've got to use and no shortage of dried beans. I may add some dried chili peppers to the garni and try vegan parmesan on top if I have any around. Thank you! Sending a head scratch and kiss to Frankie.
Hi Derek, thank you, love this recipe. As always, so easy to follow.
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Nice tip with cutting the carrot. I learned something new today❤
He like me…take BIG bites!😂
Derek – I made this recipe last week for my family and a couple of guests. It turned out absolutely perfect. The complexity of the flavours and textures blew everyone away. Thanks for the “guide” approach, I very much appreciate it.
Wild to hear about it being a Whole Foods recipe. I currently work the hot bar and haven't come across ANYTHING like this!