8 ribollita and bread soup Recipes

cubed hearty italian country bread (about 6 oz), extra-virgin olive oil, divided, chopped onion, chopped celery, minced garlic, water, divided, chopped kale, chopped savoy cabbage, chopped broccoli rabe, cubed peeled yukon gold or red potato, sliced carrot, whole plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped, cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed, drained, and divided, salt, dried thyme, dried oregano, crushed red pepper, shaved or grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

borlotti beans or other small dried bean of choice, soaked for 4 hours, chicken stock, garlic, crushed, onions, 1/2 peeled, 1 1/2 chopped, salt and freshly ground black pepper, thick peasant style bread, cut into coarse cubes or torn into pieces, evoo , plus some for drizzling at the table, carrots, chopped, ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped, crushed red pepper flakes , 1/3 palmful, fresh bay leaf, herb bundle of fresh parsley , sage, thyme and rosemary, dry white wine, tuscan kale (also known as lacinato or dinosaur) or swiss chard, stemmed and chopped, (about 12 oz trimmed greens), savoy cabbage, cored and chopped , about 2 to 3 cups, a few grates of nutmeg, tomato puree or passata, parmigiano-reggiano rind, plus freshly grated to pass at table, white or red onion, finely chopped

dry cannellini beans, water, cartons chicken broth, garlic, minced, sage leaves, bay leaves, salt, olive oil, onions, diced, carrots, peeled and sliced, stalks celery, chopped, potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks, cabbage, coarsely chopped, swiss chard, trimmed and chopped, kale, trimmed and chopped, diced tomatoes, thick) slices french bread, lightly toasted, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, grated parmesan cheese for topping, olive oil

homemade chicken broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water) or 4 cups meat broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water), olive oil, tender celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, red onion, chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh sage, chopped fresh rosemary, peeled seeded chopped fresh tomatoes (or 1 1/2 cup. canned italian peeled tomatoes with their juice, chopped), drained cooked cannellini beans, boiling potatoes, peeled and diced, zucchini, chopped, cabbage (about 4 cups) or 1 lb kale, thinly sliced (about 4 cups), green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces, salt, fresh ground black pepper, day-old italian bread, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, very thin slices (optional)

olive oil , plus 3/4 cup, chopped garlic, minced onions, carrot, finely chopped, celery stalk, finely chopped, chopped leeks, white part only, hot chile pepper, stemmed and minced, ham hocks , about 3 to 4 oz each, white beans , soaked overnight and drained, chopped rosemary, fresh thyme, bay leaves, chicken stock, garlic cloves, crushed, chopped thyme, italian bread, toasted, grated parmesan, onion, thinly sliced, garnish: chopped fresh parsley

dried cannellini beans , soaked overnight and drained, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, thinly sliced, leek, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced, carrot, cut into 1/4-inch dice, celery stalk, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic clove, thinly sliced , plus 1 whole garlic clove, fresh thyme, bay leaf, chopped cavolo nero (black cabbage), roughly chopped, chopped white cabbage, roughly chopped, scant tbsp tomato paste, water, italian peasant bread, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano