Comments on: “Lazy” Bean Soup

By: Peter G

Peter G — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:11:02 +0000

You drain and rinse them. Cheers!

By: maisy

maisy — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:48:48 +0000

This might be a stupid question but…do you drain the cannellini beans first or do you just chuck the whole can into the pan!?

By: GreenBean

GreenBean — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:03:57 +0000

I ran across this post on Google as I had some black beans that I had soaking overnight and till this afternoon. Your recipe looked good and so I modified it to meet my needs. I’ve never tried Greek cooking so this was my first attempt… I used my black beans and substituted diced ham for the bacon… Nice bean soup recipe…

By: Miss Ellie

Miss Ellie — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:08:19 +0000

Hi Prudent Homemaker – Passata is a cooked tomato concentrate. Another example is: Passata is ripe tomatoes, pureed and then sieved to remove the skin and seeds. It’s thinner than a paste and a bit thicker than a juice. You can find bottles of it with the pasta sauces in the supermarket or make your own with tins of tomatoes. It’s good to use when you want that tomato flavor but not the bits and pieces.(beautifully explained by denada on Taste.com.au forum.

By: Prudent Homemaker

Prudent Homemaker — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:40:50 +0000

I am not familiar with “passata” or haricot beans. In France, “haricot” meant what I call green beans. I know what cannelli beans are; perhaps your haricot is what we call great northern beans here in the U.S.

But passata is a new word to me. Could you fill me in?

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:43:53 +0000

Thanks for the recipe – I cooked this tonight, and my tastebuds were tangoing, and it even made my picky boyfriend happy!

By: Sam Sotiropoulos

Sam Sotiropoulos — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:13:38 +0000

I know exactly what you mean by “lazy” when it comes to beans… Soaking and first-cooking dried beans is never fun and if there are canned beans around, I’ll opt for them. As for fassolada, it has to be one of my all-time fave autumn/winter comfort dishes. Thanks for sharing.

By: anne

anne — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:37:44 +0000

Just right for the cold and wet days here in the UK.

We also like adding bacon to our soups..but can do without !!

By: FoodJunkie

FoodJunkie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:06:25 +0000

I think minus the bacon this come really close to the Greek stuff! I know what you mean about lazy days though…

By: Núria

Núria — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:09:10 +0000

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! FELICIDADES!!!!!

You made it ♥♥♥. I couldn’t wait for your next post.
Your choice of ingredients is a bit difficult for me… but I love the challenge