RADO Power Greens Soup
RADO Power Greens Soup. If you are looking for a nice compliment to your meals in the form of soup – this one packs a punch of nutrients second to none.
Ingredients
- 1 cup broccoli rabe (rapini)
- 1 head escarole
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 32 oz navy beans 2 x 16 oz. cans
- 7 tbsp olive oil
- 32 oz vegetable broth organic
- 6 whole potatoes white
- 1 pinch red pepper crushed, to taste
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Rinse and chop rapini in to ½ in long pieces
- Place in a pan to blanch (while in the pan – get a bowl with ice and water ready to soak the blanched rapini)
- Remove from heat after 3 minutes and immediately immerse in the ice cold water. This process helps reduce the bitterness.
- Wash the escarole thoroughly! Chop in to ½ in – 1 in pieces
- Place in to large soup pot with 4 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tsp on minced garlic, salt and crushed red pepper
- Saute to start the wilting process for 2 minutes
- Add potatoes and beans along with the broth and simmer for 10 -15 minutes
- Add rapini and simmer for another 10-15 minutes
- May add more broth or water for desired consistency
- Season to taste
- Ladle in to bowl and drizzle some olive oil along with a few pieces of chopped garlic on top to serve