Easy Greek Bean Soup (Fasolada)
Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com
A quicker fasolada made with canned cannellini beans, celery, oregano and bay leaf, finished with lemon, parsley and good olive oil. Ready in 30 minutes.
Serves 6 30 minKid-friendly
Dairy freeLegumesSoupMediterranean
Ingredients
- extra virgin olive oil — divided120 ml
- yellow onion — chopped1 ea
- salt — ½ tsp3 g
- black pepper0.5 tsp
- garlic cloves — minced2 ea
- celery stalks — chopped4 ea
- dried oregano — 1 tsp1 g
- bay leaf1 ea
- chicken broth1080 ml
- canned cannellini beans — drained and rinsed1275 g
- ground cumin — ½ tsp1.3 g
Cooking for a different diet?
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Pescatarian
- 1080 ml Vegetable broth instead of chicken broth
Use the vegetable broth exactly as the chicken broth; the cooking times do not change.
Vegetarian
- 1080 ml Vegetable broth instead of chicken broth
Use the vegetable broth exactly as the chicken broth; the cooking times do not change.
Vegan
- 1080 ml Vegetable broth instead of chicken broth
Use the vegetable broth exactly as the chicken broth; the cooking times do not change.
Gluten-free
- 1080 ml Gluten-free chicken broth instead of chicken broth
Nothing changes in the cooking; serve it with gluten-free bread rather than rustic bread.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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ColesBest choice· $51.16 of food
$66.63
23% spare
No price at Coles for:
- bay leaf
Woolworths· $65.84 of food · $14.68 more
$86.88
24% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- bay leaf
Aldi· $37.39 of food
$58.45
36% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- bay leaf
- canned cannellini beans
- sweet paprika
- cayenne pepper
$7.95a serve
from $7.95 a serve at Coles · 14 of 15 ingredients priced
About $47.72 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$56.10 across 3 shops · 14 of 15 items priced · $2.73 more for bigger packs, 34% spare for later
ColesBest choice$51.16
missing 1 item
you'll pay $66.63 · 23% of it spare
Woolworths$65.84
missing 1 item · $14.68 more
you'll pay $86.88 · 24% of it spare
Aldi$37.39
missing 4 items
you'll pay $58.45 · 36% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$35.11
extra virgin olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 120 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
black pepper
$0.22/10g
need 0.5 tspStonemill Himalayan Pink Rock Salt with Black Peppercorns Grinder 225g$4.99closest match
Aldi$0.22/10g$4.99·Coles$0.54/10g$2.70·Woolworths$0.28/10g$5.50
garlic cloves
$1.00/ea
need 2 itemsAldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20
celery stalks
$3.49/ea
need 4 items4 × Celery Bunch 1 each 1 item$3.49
Aldi$3.49/ea$3.49·Coles$4.00/ea$4.00·Woolworths$4.50/ea$4.50
ground cumin
$0.63/10g
need 1.3 gStonemill Cumin Ground 46 g$2.89
Aldi$0.63/10g$2.89·Woolworths$0.67/10g$2.00·Coles$1.06/10g$2.65
lemon
$1.29/ea
need 1 itemAldi Lemon Each 1 item$1.29
Aldi$1.29/ea$1.29·Woolworths$1.49/ea$1.49·Coles$1.60/ea$1.60
fresh parsley
$2.99/ea
need 30 gContinental Parsley Bunch 1 each$2.99closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi$2.99/ea$2.99·Woolworths$1.90/10g$1.90·Coles$2.20/10g$3.30
Buy at Coles$17.14
salt
$0.04/10g
need 3 gColes Simply Iodised Table Salt 500 g$2.00closest match
Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
chicken broth
$0.67/100ml
need 1.08 L3 × Bull Head Chicken Broth 411 ml$2.75
Coles$0.67/100ml$2.75·Aldi$0.94/100ml$4.69·Woolworths$1.78/100ml$8.90
Buy at Woolworths$3.85
dried oregano
$1.07/10g
need 1 gSpencers Oregano 15 g$1.60closest match
Woolworths$1.07/10g$1.60·Coles$2.00/10g$2.00·Aldi$1.99/10g$2.79
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- bay leaf · 1 item