3 ZUPPE DI LEGUMI BUONE E TANTE SEMPLICI

cannellini beans

🥗Healthier: navy beans

💰Cheaper: great northern beans

Great northern beans are more affordable and similar in texture.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Using water with seasonings reduces costs while maintaining flavor.

Prepare the ingredients: rinse and soak the dried legumes (ceci, fagioli cannellini, lenticchie) as needed.

For the zuppa di ceci, sauté the carrot, celery, garlic, and onion in olive oil until softened, then add the soaked ceci, bay leaves, rosemary, tomato passata, salt, and pepper. Add water and simmer until the ceci are tender.

For the zuppetta di fagioli cannellini, sauté the celery and garlic in olive oil, add the soaked fagioli, bay leaves, sage, parsley, and water. Simmer until the fagioli are tender. Serve with slices of bread.

For the zuppa di lenticchie, sauté the garlic and onion in olive oil, add the lenticchie, bay leaves, tomato passata, turmeric, oregano, salt, and pepper. Add water and cook until the lenticchie are tender. Serve with crostini.

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