Fava Bean And Mint Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 3 cups fava beans (thaw if frozen)
• 3 3/4 cups vegetable stock
• 2 -3 tablespoons chopped mint leaves

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a large sauce pan.
• 2 add onion and garlic, saute 2-3 minutes, until soft.
• 3 add potatoes, cook, and stirring, for 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in beans and stock. cover & simmer for 30 minutes.
• 5 remove a few veggies from the pot (about ¾ of a cup…or more if you prefer to have a chunkier soup), set aside.
• 6 place the remainder soup in a food processor / blender. process until soup is smooth.
• 7 return soup to saucepan; add the reserved vegetables and mint.
• 8 bring to a boil, stirring constantly. remove from heat.
• 9 garnish with mint springs & unsweetened yogurt.