White Bean Soup with Winter Greens

from Fresh From the Farmers’ Market by Janet Fletcher Ingredients: 1lb dried Cannellini or other white beans ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil plus more for garnish 1 large onion, chopped 2 carrots, in 1/3-inch dice 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tblsp minced Italian parsley 2 bay leaves 4 cups homemade or canned low-sodium chicken…

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Spring Pea Soup

(4 to 6 servings) Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup sliced leeks (white and pale green parts only) 1 small sprig fresh marjoram 1 small sprig fresh thyme 4 cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth 4 cups shelled English peas (from about 4 lbs peas in the pod) ¼ cup heavy (whipping)…

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Chilled Sun-Gold Tomato Soup

Ingredients for Soup: 2 pints Sun Gold tomatoes, stems removed 2 shallots, finely diced sea salt 1 cup water Ingredients for Relish: 3 tbsp. Spanish Chardonnay vinegar or champagne vinegar 2 tsps. finely diced and seeded serrano chile (optional) 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 firm avocado, pitted, peeled, and finely diced 1 tbsp. chopped…

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Summer Fruit Soup

Cape Gazette food writer Denise Clemons demonstrated this delicious, yet simple, recipe at the Market on August 29. Ingredients: 2 C peeled, seeded, diced tomato 1 peeled, seeded, diced melon (honeydew, cantaloupe, Crenshaw or small watermelon) 1 peeled, seeded, diced cucumber zest and juice from 1 citrus fruit (lemon, lime or small orange) 2 T…

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Pork, White Bean & Kale Soup

Ingredients: 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 lb. pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces ¾ tsp. salt 1 medium onion, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsps. paprika, preferably smoked ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper, or to taste (optional) 1 cup white wine 4 plum tomatoes, chopped 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken…

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