Bean Soup - Fasolada

Bean Soup

 

This is the national food of Greece

Ingredients

One cup of white beans

2 carrots

1 onion

2 stems of celery

one heaped teaspoon of Salt

Two fresh tomatoes or a tin of peeled tomatoes

Olive oil

Method

Boil the beans in a pot for about 5 minutes.

Drain the water

Add 4 cups of fresh water

Add all the ingredients except the olive oil.

Close the pressure-cooker and once in pressure cook for 15 to 20 minutes.

Add fresh olive oil and serve.

If no pressure cooker is available then, in order to save on your camper's gas, you must soak the beans from the night before. Then, on the day, just boil the beans and change the water as described above. After that, boil just the beans for 20 minutes and then add the rest of the ingredients as above. You may need to add more water because some will be evaporating.

Serve with fresh bread, feta cheese, olives, pickled vegetables etc.