King City Pink Bean and Spanish Chorizo Stew
Here is a super simple, flexible soup for a quick weeknight meal. Any heirloom bean would work well. Note that we used pre-cooked Spanish chorizo, which is different from the...
Recipes
PASTA E FAGIOLI ALLA VENETA (VENETO-STYLE SOUP OF PASTA AND BORLOTTI BEANS)
From the book Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy by Judith Barrett, here is a traditional recipe from the Veneto region, northwest of Venice. There are many versions of this soup...
Kiera Wright-Ruiz's Menestra de Lentejas
Photo credit: Lauren Vied Allen Kiera Wright-Ruiz shared this recipe from her new cookbook My (Half) Latinx Kitchen: Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin American. She says: "This vegan lentil stew...
Blue Zones' Vegetarian Black Bean and Potato Stew
Dan Buettner is the Blue Zones Founder, National Geographic Fellow, New York Times bestselling author, and producer of Emmy Award-Winning: "Live to 100" Series. He's made it his mission to teach...
Jaíne Mackievicz's Creamy Marcella Bean and Caramelized Onion Soup
Jaíne Mackievicz is a Brazilian food writer, recipe developer, and Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef based in California. Born into a Polish-Ukrainian family in a remote, river-surrounded village in the Amazon,...
Sopa de Frijol con Longaniza (Bean Soup with Longaniza)
This recipe is simple but with our beans and good longaniza, you’ll have a feast. A lot of Americans use the word “chorizo” when they really mean longaniza. A simple...
Shared Cultures' Brothy Miso Beans and Greens
Introducing Shared Cultures, a small business inspired by traditional fermentation, wild-foraged mushrooms, and Northern California’s produce. They craft exceptional misos, shoyus, and umami seasonings using local ingredients, including Rancho Gordo...
Clean Food Dirty Girl's Red Bean Curry
Here's a colorful, warm blend of vegetables, spices, and, yes, beans, from Clean Food Dirty Girl. Domingo Rojo beans would be our first choice, but any of the Ayocotes or...
Chicken, Wild Rice, and Yellow Eye Soup in the Slow Cooker
We decided to try the ‘dump it all in the slow cooker’ method with a chicken, wild rice, and bean soup – and the results were surprisingly delicious. If you...
Laura Wright's Chickpea Soup with Rosemary & Garlic
Laura Wright, vegan cookbook author and creator of the legume-friendly food blog The First Mess, shared this simple and addictive chickpea soup recipe with us. Blending some of the chickpeas...
Christmas Lima Bean and Cabbage Soup
Cabbage and beans may not be the most glamourous duo, but they have a lot of chemistry! Some of their greatest hits: roasted, shredded in a salad, or braised in a...
White Bean Soup with Corn and Poblano Strips
Say you have a couple of cups of cooked white beans in your refrigerator because you've made a big pot of beans earlier in the week. You've also roasted a...
Mississippi Vegan's Black Bean Soup
Timothy Pakron is a photographer, food stylist, and recipe developer and the creator of Mississippi Vegan. Like many of us, he gets nostalgic when it comes to black bean soup:...
White Bean and Cauliflower Soup with Rosemary Croutons
If you have cooked white beans and stale bread on hand, might we suggest a pureed white bean soup? It's easy to adjust the ingredients depending on what you have...
Özlem Warren's Yoghurt Soup with Chickpeas and Swiss Chard
Extracted from our new favorite cookbook, Sebze: Vegetarian Recipes from My Turkish Kitchen by Özlem Warren (Hardie Grant Books, $40). Photography by Sam A Harris. Warren writes: "This delicious, wholesome soup is...
ESCAROLE SOUP WITH GIANT WHITE BEANS AND COUNTRY HAM
A favorite soup from our newest book, The Bean Book. Escarole, or broad-leaved endive, is another bitter vegetable that is often used raw. In this soup, you’ll wilt the escarole...