Dreamers' Ribollita (twice boiled) Soup

Dreamers would like you to look beyond their mobile metal exterior. They’re not just a food truck. They state, “We’re a mobile community center and creativity platform.” So while you’re safely waiting on your specialty pizza or bowl from a distance, take one of their creative prompts and build something, write something, dance something, or take a photograph. Not only are the folks at Dreamers determined to light your creative fire, they’re going to make sure you take away something healthy and allergen friendly, more robust and colorful than simply a side salad, like this take on the famous Tuscan bread and vegetable soup.

    Ingredients

    • olive oil
    • 2pounds turkey sausage or Italian sausage, sliced
    • 2tablespoons minced fresh sage
    • 2large sweet onions, diced
    • 5celery stalks and greens, roughly chopped
    • 3large carrots, roughly chopped
    • 4cups kale, destemmed and roughly chopped
    • 2leeks, whites only, cleaned and chopped
    • 2tablespoons minced fresh rosemary
    • 2tablespoons minced fresh thyme
    • 2garlic cloves, minced
    • 32ounces chicken broth
    • 8ounces tomato paste
    • 2turnips, lightly peeled and cubed
    • 216-ounce cans diced tomatoes
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 216-ounce cans white beans
    • Parmesan and Asiago cheese
    • sliced Italian bread

    Preparation

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    1.  Cover the bottom of 4-quart or larger Dutch oven with a good amount of olive oil. Over medium high heat, sauté sausage and sage until sausage loses its pink color. 

    2.  Add onion, celery, and carrots and sauté until onions become translucent and vegetables soften, 5-8 minutes. Add kale, leeks, rosemary, thyme, and garlic. Stir and cook another 5-8 minutes until kale wilts.

    3.  Add enough chicken broth to cover vegetables. Add tomato paste, turnips, diced tomatoes, and salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium and cook about 40 minutes. 

    4.  Add half the beans with their cooking liquid. Mash the remaining beans and add to thicken the soup. Simmer 15 minutes, then bring to full boil again before serving.

    5.  Top with Parmesan and Asiago cheese. When ready to serve, place a slice of bread in bowl and cover with soup. Add olive oil and ground pepper individually to taste.

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