White Bean
Country-Style Soup
(MINESTRA DI CAMPAGNA)
Creativity with simple ingredients is one of the themes of Sicilian cooking. There's no better example than this bean and vegetable soup, which some say evolved from food that fifteenth-century galley cooks made for mariners. Serve an island dry red wine such as Corvo with this.
Baby Lima Beans and Corn in Chive Cream
Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 30 min
Bean and Swiss Chard Soup
Clearly this is an Italian soup. Biete is Swiss chard, usually green, although I have a fondness for the drama and beefy taste of the red-stemmed kind.
White Bean Purée
An accompaniment to Sauteéd Scallops with Hazelnut Vinaigrette . Also great with roast lamb or chicken.
White Bean and Escarole Soup with Garlic
Easy to make and satisfying.
White Beans with Tomatoes and Chilies
A version of the Tuscan specialty, fagioli all'ucccelletto.