White Bean Soup with Turkey, Kale, and Lemon

Ricardo
Ricardo @tallcook
Manhattan, New York, United States

This delightfully warming winter soup was developed by food writer Melissa Clark. It is quick to make and highly adaptable to what one has in the pantry.

#soup #bean #turkey #kale #lemon #winter

White Bean Soup with Turkey, Kale, and Lemon

This delightfully warming winter soup was developed by food writer Melissa Clark. It is quick to make and highly adaptable to what one has in the pantry.

#soup #bean #turkey #kale #lemon #winter

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Ingredients

45 minutes
6 people
  1. 3 tablespoonsolive oil
  2. 1large onion, chopped
  3. 1large carrot, diced
  4. 1 bunchkale o similar sturdy greens, washed and cut into bite-size pieces
  5. 1 tablespoontomato paste
  6. 1 teaspoonground cumin
  7. Pinchred-pepper flakes
  8. 1 poundground turkey or chicken
  9. 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  10. 1 tablespoonfinely grated ginger
  11. 1 teaspoonkosher salt
  12. 7 cupschicken broth(or any other broth)
  13. 1 cupdry white beans or chickpeas, cooked (or 2 15-ounce cans, drained and rinsed)
  14. 1 cupchopped fresh soft herbs such as parsley, mint, dill, cilantro, chives, or a combination
  15. Fresh lemon juice and zest to taste

Cooking Instructions

45 minutes
  1. 1

    Heat a large pot over medium-high heat oil and sauté onion and carrot until very soft, 7 to 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    When the onion is golden, add tomato paste, cumin, and red-pepper flakes to the pot, and sauté until paste darkens, about 1 minute.

  3. 3

    Add turkey, garlic, ginger and 1 teaspoon salt, and sauté, breaking up the meat with your spoon, until turkey is browned in spots, 4 to 7 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add broth and beans, and bring to a simmer. Let simmer until the soup is thick and flavorful, adding more salt if needed, 15 to 25 minutes. If you like a thicker broth, you can smash some of the beans with the back of the spoon to release their starch. Or leave the beans whole for a brothier soup.

  5. 5

    Add the greens to the pot and simmer until they are very soft. This will take 5 to 10 minutes for most greens, but tough collard greens might take 15 minutes.

  6. 6

    Stir herbs and lemon juice into the pot, taste and add more salt, cumin and lemon until the broth is lively and bright-tasting. Serve topped with a drizzle of olive oil.

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