White Bean Soup with Red Chard

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Healthy in a Hurry

By Karen Ansel and Charity Ferreira

Published 2012

  • About

Taking a little extra time to cook sweet onions over low heat until tender and mellow adds a nice caramelized flavor to this simple soup, which you can assemble otherwise with little effort. For extra richness, add a Parmesan cheese rind to the broth as the soup simmers.

Ingredients

  • olive oil, 2 Tbsp
  • sweet onions such as Vidalia or Walla Walla, 2 large (about 1</

Method

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and chard ribs and stems and stir to coat well with oil. Sprinkle in salt, reduce heat to medium, and sauté until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes.
  2. Add garlic and thyme and cook, stirring constantly, until garlic is fragrant but not browned, 1–2 minutes longer.
  3. Add broth and bring t