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All Recipes, / September 17, 2021
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This Heart-Warming Spanish Bean Soup, known in Spain as sopa de alubias blancas, is loaded with flavors, super easy to make and done in just 30 minutes. The perfect dish for a busy weeknight dinner or for a relaxed weekend lunch, next to a crunchy baguette and a bottle of Spanish wine.
My favorite part about this recipe, is the simplicity of it. We´re talking just a handful of ingredients, but when you combine them together, you get a huge explosion of goodness.
To make the thickner and to give the soup a smooth silky texture, I used a handheld mixer. But you can also use a food processor or even a blender. You can skip this step if you like, but it´s what really elevates this soup and separates it from the rest.
TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: I used vegetable broth to give this soup that extra kick of goodness. But you can also use water with a vegetable bouillon. I also used jarred white beans, which is the same thing as the canned ones. If you prefer, you can use dried white beans. Just soak them overnight and then boil between 20 to 30 minutes or until tender but not mushy.
Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY NONSTICK FRYING PAN
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SAFFRON THREADS I USED
SPANISH PAPRIKA
HOMEMADE VEGETABLE BROTH
SPANISH SEA SALT
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Heart-Warming Spanish Bean Soup
CourseSoup
CuisineSpanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 372 kcal
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork
Ingredients
- 2tbspextra virgin olive oil30 ml
- 1onion
- 4clovesgarlic
- 2cupscanned white beans400 grams
- 1 3/4cupsvegetable broth440 ml
- 1tspsweet smoked Spanish paprika2.30 grams
- 1/4tspsaffron threads.17 grams
- 1bay leaf
- handfulfinely chopped parsley
- pinchsea salt
- dashblack pepper
Instructions
Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Meanwhile, roughly chop 1 onion and roughly chop 4 cloves of garlic
After heating the olive oil for 3 minutes, add in the chopped onion & chopped garlic, mix with the olive oil, after 5 minutes and the onion is translucent, turn off the heat and the let the vegetables cool at room temperature
Drain a jar (or can) 570 G / 20 oz of white beans into a sieve, rinse under cold water, grab 1/4 cup (45 grams) of the beans and add into a tall plastic cylinder, then add in the onion & garlic from the pan and 1/2 cup (120 ml) vegetable broth, using a handheld mixer, blend together until you get a smooth puree with no lumps
Add the puree into the same fry pan, heat with a low heat, add in the rest of the white beans, 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika, 1/4 tsp saffron threads and season with sea salt & black pepper, gently mix together, then add in a generous cup of vegetabe broth and 1 bay leaf, turn up the heat to a medium heat, mix and simmer for 10 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat
Transfer into shallow bowls and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley, enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Heart-Warming Spanish Bean Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 372Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Sodium 836mg36%
Potassium 940mg27%
Carbohydrates 48g16%
Fiber 10g42%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 935IU19%
Vitamin C 6mg7%
Calcium 157mg16%
Iron 6mg33%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Tags: bay leaves, beans, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, gluten free, onions, plant based, saffron, soup, sweet smoked spanish paprika, vegan, vegetable broth, white beans
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16 Comments
Meghan
Absolutely delicious. Glad I found this recipe, will be making it again!11 . Nov . 2022
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment 🙂 Much love
13 . Nov . 2022
Nel
This was soooo good I had to make it again for the next day! Muchas gracias!03 . Dec . 2021
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that!! Much love 🙂
03 . Dec . 2021
Sarah Lundin-Erickson
Very delicious! Only thing I plan to change next time, is doubling the recipe! This is very comforting and tasty.02 . Nov . 2021
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂
03 . Nov . 2021
Val
Made this and had along side fresh pan fried trout! Deliciously simple!😄
23 . Oct . 2021
Spain on a Fork
Sounds great! Much love 🙂
24 . Oct . 2021
Ben Alexander
I like how you added nutrition info
30 . Sep . 2021
Spain on a Fork
Thank you! Much love 🙂
01 . Oct . 2021
Janis
Outstanding! Was a bit timid with the smoked paprika, but ended up adding the entire amount. Made it a couple of hours early and let it sit covered on the back of the stove. Gently heated it for dinner, served it with a green salad (romaine, baby spinach, tomatoes and green Spanish olives) and a crusty bread. It was so good that next time I’m doubling the recipe! Thank you Albert!
23 . Sep . 2021
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂
23 . Sep . 2021
laurelie campeau
I made this soup today as I just happened to have a tin of white beans in my cupboard. Although my boyfriend claims to not eat white beans he polished off his bowl in no time. Very tasty, nutritious, inexpensive and so easy to make, thank you.22 . Sep . 2021
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂
23 . Sep . 2021
Tom
It is just like the titles says, heart warming soup, and so easy to make! This going into my wintersoups rotation!
Thanks, Albert Bevia!Greetings Tom
20 . Sep . 2021
Spain on a Fork
So happy to hear that! Much love 🙂
21 . Sep . 2021
