Milk Street Recipe

Yasmin Fahr’s Tomato, White Bean and Spinach Soup

Name: Yasmin Fahr’s Tomato, White Bean and Spinach Soup
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 to 6 Servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to serve; 1 large yellow onion, chopped; Kosher salt and ground black pepper; 6 medium garlic cloves, finely grated; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 2 15½-ounce cans white beans or chickpeas, drained but not rinsed; 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes; 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth; 1 5-ounce container baby spinach or baby kale (optional); 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

Adapted by Yasmin Fahr - Friend of Milk Street

Appears in July-August 2021

30 minutes

When short on time and ingredients, try our adaptation of a Tuesday night dinner by Friend of Milk Street Yasmin Fahr. Yasmin Fahr, author of “Keeping It Simple,” makes a hearty, flavorful tomato soup using mostly pantry staples. Canned white beans of any type—cannellini, great northern or navy—work well here, as do chickpeas. Either baby spinach or kale stirred in at the end gives the soup some freshness and minerally notes. Use whichever you prefer or have on hand—or you can even omit the greens altogether.

4 to 6

Servings

Tip

Don’t rinse the beans before adding them to the pot; just drain off the liquid in the cans. The starchiness that coats the beans lends a little body to the soup.

30 minutes

Ingredients

2

tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to serve
1

large yellow onion, chopped

Directions

01

In a large Dutch oven over medium, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the onion and ½ teaspoon salt, then cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, paprika and pepper flakes; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, broth and 2 cups water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high, then cover, reduce to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.

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Reviews

Jennifer B.

May 27, 2022

Nothing special

Very bland and it makes a ton. Had to pour a bunch of hot sauce on it.

John G.

Good but needs a lot more beans

Jennifer H.

I made this soup with a few lowcountry of SC modifications. I used mustard greens my father gave me from his winter garden rather than spinach. Also used whole peeled tomatoes and hand crushed them; gives you chunks of tomato and lots of tomatoe seeds. Reminds me of the canned tomatoes my grandma would put up for the winter. Made a cake of cornbread as a side. This was a real crowd pleaser! Will definitely make again.

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Yasmin Fahr’s Tomato, White Bean and Spinach Soup