Title: Flageolet And Artichoke Soup
Categories: Beans, Soups
Yield: 4 servings

1 ts Olive oil
1/4 c Diced red onion
1/2 c Diced red bell pepper
1/4 c Diced green bell pepper
4 oz Chopped artichoke hearts;
-oil free
2 Garlic cloves; chopped
1/4 ts Fresh ground black pepper
1/8 ts Garlic salt or salt
15 oz Italian style chopped
-tomatoes; with juice
1 ts Fresh thyme leaves; or to
-taste
2 c Cooked flageolets;
-approximately, or white
-kidney beans
1 c Cooking liquid from beans
1 tb Sun dried tomato crumbs
Water; if desired

In a 3- to 4- quart saucepan, heat oil over medium high; saute the diced
red onion until golden brown; about 5 minutes. Add the diced bell peppers
and artichoke hearts; saute for another 3 minutes or until peppers begin to
soften. Season with garlic, pepper and salt. Add the tomatoes; reduce heat
to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes. Add the remaining
ingredients, adding water to thin the soup if desired. Reduce heat to
medium-low and simmer until heated through and mellow; 15 to 20 minutes.
Serve at once.

Tested by kitpath@earthlink.net [Per Serving - Calories 214; Fat 3G
(13%cff); Cholesterol 1mg; Sodium 449mg; Potassium 785mg; 38g carbs; 4g
fiber]

Recipe by: Hanneman: Oct 1998

Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Pat Hanneman on Oct 16,
1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.