white/haricot beans

This is a typical Middle Eastern recipe and can be eaten hot or at room temperature with rice or flat breads. The addition of a little extra stock turns it into a delicious soup. You can also use it as a superb accompaniment to lamb. Cooking time: For the stock, 60 minutes plus standing time...

I came across this recipe whilst looking for my Persian bean soup recipe from my Veggistan book which sadly it's in a shipping container being shipped from the UK to Australia. I had thought it would have been an ideal recipe for the current CookingBites recipe challenge but... instead I found...

I have seen some speak of soup in the cold of winter but on a summer's day I am happy with a bowl of soup all the same. Granted, soup in my household is requested mostly when someone is ill but I still like to stock up my soup recipes. So here goes my White Bean and Kale Soup. Just so you know...