Best RIBOLLITA Recipe, the Popular Italian Soup. Winter Comfort Food

cannellini beans

🥗Healthier: navy beans

💰Cheaper: kidney beans

Navy beans are lower in calories, while kidney beans are often more affordable.

kale

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Spinach is more nutrient-dense, while collard greens are a cost-effective leafy green.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Homemade broth is fresher, while seasoned water is a budget-friendly alternative.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while canola oil is often less expensive.

Pour the beans with their liquid into a large bowl, and transfer half of them into another bowl without the liquid.

Use an immersion blender to puree the remaining beans with their liquid.

Finely chop the onion, cut the carrots and celery into very small pieces, and clean, wash and cut the kale, chard and cabbage into pieces.

Peel and cut the potatoes into small pieces.

Sauté the onion, carrot and celery in a large pot with 3–4 tablespoons of oil for 1 minute.

Add the cut potatoes, fresh tied thyme and the canned tomatoes, brown for a few seconds.

Finally add the black cabbage, chard and cabbage.

Bring to a boil, add 2-3 cups of broth, cover with a lid and let simmer over low heat for about 2 hours, adding the warm vegetable broth from time to time.

After the indicated time, add the bean puree to the soup and let cook for another 30 minutes.

Add the whole beans, cover with hot broth and let cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

Taste and season with salt to taste.

Take an earthenware pot, and add slices of stale bread on the bottom and add some ladles of soup on top.

Repeat the operation, adding a layer of bread and one of soup until filling the pot.

Cover and let the Ribollita rest for a minimum of 3 hours up to the next day.

When ready to serve, add a couple of ladles of broth, a drizzle of oil and cook again over low heat for about 15–20 minutes, until warmed through.

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