If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I love to eat out. Which is why I’ll probably never leave Brooklyn. Aside from Israel, New York has got to be the mecca of the kosher culinary world. You’ll find all sorts of restaurants scattered throughout the five boroughs, including Indian, Italian, French and Chinese eateries. Being a foodie-turned-chef, I take inspiration for my recipes from everything around me – especially quality restaurant dishes. When I eat a good dish at a restaurant, I’m bound to whip up my own version in my kitchen (like I did here). This is one such recipe.
Tuscan White Beans with Spinach
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 c dry white wine
2 cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
4 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
1 1/2-2 c vegetable or chicken broth
salt and pepper, to taste
1 6oz. bag baby spinach
Method:
Saute the onions in olive oil until translucent. Add garlic and continue to saute until fragrant. Deglaze the pan with white wine and cook over high heat to reduce, 1-2 minutes. Add beans, thyme, bay leaf and 1 1/2 cups of broth. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer for approximately 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Mash half the beans and cook until creamy and thickened, adding additional broth if needed. Add baby spinach and cook until wilted. Serve immediately.
NOTE: I like to serve this as a side dish, but if you’d like to turn it into a soup, add some more vegetable broth until desired consistency is reached.
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I never know what to do with cannellini beans. You just gave me an excellent option to try! Your photos are gorgeous–I don’t think I’ve ever seen a soup look so good!
Thanks Carrie! I actually don’t consider this to a be a soup – it’s more a side dish like baked bean would be.
Forgive me! Eek! I like my soups nice and thick, not too brothy, so it resembled that to me. Regardless, it looks fantastic!
Totally fine! It actually kind of looks like a soup the way I presented it in a bowl. And honestly, I don’t see why it can’t be. I would totally eat a bowl of this!
This is a beautiful pic that does the recipe proud. My wife would love this! New fan here.
The soup looks delicious and warming, and what a great job at styling this too! Where did you get the napkins? I have a tablecloth that they would match perfectly.
Yummy! Going to make it this weekend.
Thanks for sharing it.
Hope you like it, thanks for dropping by!
new york is great for kosher food, but i’ve been visiting LA a lot lately, and they definitely have great restaurants!
My husband and I ate our way through Cali this summer and while the restaurants were good, I don’t think they compare to New York (Tierra Sur being the exception).
Perfect dish for cold weather; I make something very similar, add a hunk of bread and it’s dinner.
This looks amazing, the kind of thing I would have made for myself in Ireland for dinner ^__^
Cannellini beans, Spinach and thyme is one of my favorite flavor combinations. Loved the pictures!
Looks beautiful. perfect for such a cold day. Can’t wait to try.
This looks delicious, perfect for the winter time in NY!
such a simple recipe and sounds so delicious! Win-Win!
My mom’s signature soup is really similar to this, and I LOVE it. =) I bet yours is wonderful too!
healthy and comforting and perfect for cold weather!
Mmm, this looks delicious. My boyfriend and I just booked a Tuscany villa rental for 2 weeks in the summer and I have been looking up Tuscan recipes to keep the theme going until we leave. I can’t to try this, thanks so much for the recipe.
Yumm just made this with radish greens and carrots. It was perfect and easy!!
Sounds great Julia!
This looks divine! So warming and with so many healthy and delicious ingredients!
This looks and sounds delicious, and reminds me of the hills of Tuscany.
Thanks, Chanie!
That is the best compliment ever!
It was delicious! So flavorful thanks to the thyme and bay leaf! The whole family liked it, even the picky tween in the house!
I’m so happy to hear that!