Butter Bean And Leek Soup (lima Beans)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 225 g dried butter beans (lima beans)
• 1 medium leek
• 1 medium carrot
• 25 g butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 900 ml water
• 2 vegetable stock cubes
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon yeast extract (optional)
• salt and pepper
• chopped parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 pick over beans wash and soak overnight.
• 2 chop onion and dice the carrot.
• 3 melt the butter and oil together and saute the onion until transparent.
• 4 drain the beans and add to the pot with the measured water and all the remaining ingredients except the parsley.
• 5 simmer for about an hour until beans are soft and adjust the seasoning.
• 6 sprinkle with parsley and enjoy.