King Trumpet Mushroom and Christmas Lima Bean Soup
Christmas Limas have a wonderful chestnut texture and an almost beefy flavor and bean broth. We think they are the perfect match for all types of mushrooms, but these King...
Recipes
ST VALENTINE'S BEAN AND BEETROOT SOUP
The texture of this soup is velvety and the flavor is rich. There are no tomatoes. The color and flavor come from cooked beets and vegetables. Any Rancho Gordo white...
New Orleans Red Bean Soup with Sausage and Collard Greens
Red Beans and Rice is an iconic New Orleans dish. This soup captures many of the same flavors, but has the addition of Black Eyed Peas and collard greens. Serve with freshly baked...
HEARTY SAUSAGE STEW WITH BEANS, SWISS CHARD & CINNAMON
A favorite recipe of ours from British chef-turned-farmer Julius Roberts. Reprinted with permission from his new book, The Farm Table. From Roberts: "This is a dish I often find myself yearning...
Brazilian Black Bean Soup
Sometimes you want a big old samba and other times, a Bossa Nova trio fits the bill. Sometimes you want to go all out and make a massive Brazilian feijoada...
Charred Cabbage and Caramelized Shallot Soup with Royal Corona Beans
We've been following and admiring Pierce Abernathy's Instagram feed (@pierceabernathy). We adapted one of his soups, using white beans instead of potatoes. It's a winner. With so few ingredients, each...
White Bean and Tomato Soup with Langostino Tails
This recipe is literally the same as our Tomato and White Bean Soup., plus seafood. If you have leftovers, you just add a defrosted package of Longostino tails from Trader...
Sarah Scott's Hearty Minestrone
She's too humble to say it, but we'll declare that Sarah was at the forefront of "Wine County Cooking" from the start. Her early work with local wineries to prepare...
Crystal Wilkinson's Garlicky White Soup Beans
Reprinted with permission from Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson copyright 2024. Photographs by Kelly Marshall copyright 2024. Published...
Somewhat Tarascan Bean Soup
A regional specialty in the town of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, Tarascan soup is most likely named for the local indigenous people, now correctly referred to as Purépecha. It's generally a combination of tomatoes,...
Tomato and White Bean Soup For a Stormy Night
There's nothing like rain and thunder to inspire one to stay home and eat soup. This recipe finds its inspiration from a cold, Northern California evening with nothing prepared to...
Chickpea Masala Tomato Soup
Here is a hearty, plant-based recipe from the blog Clean Food Dirty Girl featuring our Garbanzo beans. If you have cooked Garbanzos on hand, you can have this satisfying soup on the table in about...
ZUPPA DI PASTA E CECI (SOUP OF PASTA AND CHICKPEAS)
Recipe reprinted from Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy by Judith Barrett. Barrett says: "This is a soup you’re likely to find in many osterieand trattorie throughout Italy. In Rome,...
Thanksgiving Vegetable and Bean Tian
Here is a dish that checks many boxes: visually appealing, vegan, gluten-free, easy to double or triple, loaded with foods that are indigenous to The Americas. And best of all,...
Italian White Bean and Tuna Salad
1 cup cooked, drained white beans such as Rancho Gordo Royal Corona, Alubia Blanca, or Marcella beans About 4 oz tuna packed in olive oil, drained and flaked 1/4 of...
Zuppa di Farro e Fagioli (Tuscan Bean Soup with Farro)
During the 1980s, a lot of my friends would spend their vacations in New York. They loved the big city life, especially after San Francisco, which although romantic and sophisticated...