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Borlotti Bean and Pasta Soup

A smooth, nutty bean broth made from a minced paste of lardo, parsley and onion, finished with whole beans and small pasta. Comfort food that tastes even better the next day.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total14 h 1 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 400 gdried borlotti beans, soaked overnight
  • 50 gcured lardo, salt-cured, in one piece
  • 1 bunchflat-leaf parsley, small, leaves picked
  • 1yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 30 mlextra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Lvegetable stock, hot
  • 100 gditalini or tubetti pasta, short tubular pasta
  • to tastefine sea salt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • to tasteGrana Padano, grated, to serveoptional

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Celery
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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