Toasted Spelt Soup with Escarole and White Beans might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 410 calories, 27g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have cannellini beans, chicken broth, spelt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. 212 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe.
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Pulse onion in a food processor untilfinely chopped.
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Onion
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Transfer to a medium bowl.Repeat with fennel, carrot, and celery,placing vegetables in bowl with onion.
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Vegetable
Carrot
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Fennel
Onion
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Bowl
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Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pot.
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Cooking Oil
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Addpancetta and cook, stirring often, untilgolden brown, about 3 minutes.
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Add speltand cook, stirring often, until grains are acouple of shades darker, about 3 minutes.
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Add onion, fennel, carrot, celery, andgarlic to pot; season with salt and pepper.Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetablesare softened, 6–8 minutes.
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Carrot
Celery
Fennel
Onion
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Add tomatopaste and red pepper flakes, and cook untilpaste is slightly darkened, about 1 minute.
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Add broth to pot, bring to a boil, reduceheat, and simmer, partially covered,until spelt is tender, 60–70 minutes. Stirescarole and beans into soup and cook untilescarole is wilted and beans are warmedthough, about 4 minutes.
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Beans
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Spelt
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Serve soup drizzled with oil and toppedwith Parmesan.
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Parmesan
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DO AHEAD: Soup can be made 2 daysahead. Cover and chill.