Yiayia’s fasolada (bean soup)

From Yiayia Next Door, this homemade Greek-style bean soup is the ultimate comfort food. Serve it with black olives and crusty bread for a warming meal.

Yiayia’s fasolada (bean soup)

Serves

6

Prep

10m

Note: + overnight soaking time

Cooking

30m

Ingredients

  • 3 cups (600g) dried white beans (such as butter beans)
  • 1 small brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 red bullhorn chilli or red capsicum, seeded, finely chopped
  • 1/2 leek, pale section only, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
  • 1 tbs sea salt flakes
  • 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 8 cups (2L) boiling water

Method

STEP 1

Place beans in a bowl and cover with cold water. Set aside overnight to soak. 

STEP 2

Drain beans and transfer to a large saucepan. Add onion, chilli or capsicum, leek, oil, salt, parsley and boiling water. Place over high heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, for 30 mins or until beans are tender and the soup thickens slightly. 

STEP 3

Divide the soup evenly among serving bowls.

Swap me: To save time, you can use three 400g cans of cannellini beans instead of the dried white beans. If you do, omit overnight soaking and reduce cooking time to 10 minutes.

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