White bean and leek soup for a one-pot dinner
Kale and white beans give leek soup enough substance for dinner, with toast to catch the thick broth.
Slow-ish food that improves overnight and freezes without complaint.
Kale and white beans give leek soup enough substance for dinner, with toast to catch the thick broth.
The peppers go under the grill until they are properly black in patches. That ten minutes is the whole flavour of the dish.
Blending all of it gives you baby food. Blending none of it gives you thin broth with things in it. Half is the answer.
Cool lemon yogurt gives the creamy bean soup a fresh contrast and makes the leeks taste sweeter.
A mellow leek and bean soup gives smoky chilli oil room to smell fragrant rather than simply hot.
This white bean and leek soup freezes well when the fresh lemon and herbs are saved for the reheated bowl.
Quick pickled onions cut through the creamy beans and make the quiet leek flavour feel more vivid.
Crispy chickpeas bring the crunch that a smooth white bean and leek soup needs.
Blend some of the beans into the stock so the soup is thick enough for warm flatbread to dip without collapsing.
A loose lemon tahini swirl adds richness to this gentle bean soup without needing cream.
Toasted seeds give creamy leek soup a dry, nutty edge and make each spoonful more interesting.
Soft leeks and creamy white beans make a gentle soup that wakes up with lemon, parsley and dill.