Ingredients
- 4 garlic (cloves chopped)
- 3 ripe tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 harissa paste (red)
- 1/2 carrot (chopped)
- 1/2 lemon for the juice
- 6 3/8 cups vegetable broth approximately
- 15 ounces borlotti beans (canned drained)
- 5/8 cup yogurt (plain)
- 3/8 pound savoy cabbage
- 1/4 pound leeks
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves (chopped fresh)
- 1 pinch paprika powder
- some salt
- some black pepper
1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet and saute the leeks and onion for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add carrot and garlic.
Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the greens, coriander and tomatoes, cover and cook for 2 minutes.
2. Stir in the red harissa paste (see variation), broth and beans. Cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the greens are tender.
3. Combine yogurt and lemon juice. Remove the soup from the heat and stir in the yogurt mixture. Season to taste. Serve immediately in large shallow bowls, sprinkled with paprika. Good with warm pita bread.
VARIATIONS
Lowfat: use less or no oil to soften the onions. Switch to a lowfat plain yogurt then reduce the lemon juice to taste. *Use parsnip, sweet potato, or pumpkin squash instead of carrot.
TESTED with red kidney beans and spinach, we used a Herbed Harissa instead of the red; mixed it with the yogurt and added at table.
TIP: If you make extra soup, do not add yogurt to the reserve. Yogurt should not be heated, only warmed by the soup.
