The Tuscan legume and cereal soup is a truly succulent and tasty dish, a valuable source of protein and fiber, easy to prepare.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Stove, Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Tuscan Legume and Cereal Soup
- 1 cup pearled spelt
- 1/2 cup pearled barley
- 1.5 oz dried borlotti beans
- 1 oz dried cannellini beans
- 1 oz dried red beans (Lucchese)
- 1.5 oz dried peas
- 1.5 oz dried green lentils
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 leaves sage
- 3.5 oz tomato pulp
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt and chili pepper
- 3 slices rustic bread
Tools
- 2 Bowls
- 1 Pot
Preparation
Let’s see how to prepare the soup.
First of all, soak the legumes for at least 8 hours. Soak the spelt and barley too, but just for about twenty minutes, just long enough to check for impurities. After soaking, rinse both the legumes and cereals under running water and drain. In a large pot, add 2.5 liters of water for a rather thick soup; if you want it more liquid, just add a bit more water. Then add all the legumes and other ingredients, leaving aside one clove of garlic. Put on the stove and, once it starts boiling, cook on low heat for about 1.5 hours. Once cooking is complete, remove the garlic and let it rest for about half an hour. In the meantime, take 3 slices of bread, take a clove of garlic, peel it, and rub it on the bread. Put them in a hot oven on the rack to toast them a bit, just enough to make them slightly crunchy. When the soup has rested, still hot, serve it, drizzle with some good extra virgin olive oil, add the bread, and bring to the table.
notes
If there’s any soup left, make sure not to discard it; it’ll be even better the next day—just heat it a bit. If you’re not fond of garlic, you can skip rubbing it on the bread. I added chili pepper because we like it a lot, but you can skip it and add a pinch of pepper. If you can’t find Lucchese red beans, any other type of red bean will work.
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