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Fasolatha

This is a traditional Greek white bean soup, often regarded as the Greek national dish.
With such an extensive history variations abound, this is the heart of the dish.

Ingredients

200 gm weight	cannelini beans
1	FAIRTRADE Lemon
to taste	salt
to taste	FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper
100 ml	Zaytoun FAIRTRADE Palestinian olive oil
1 medium	white onion
2	cloves garlic
1 large	carrot
2 sticks	celery with leaves
10	cherry tomatoes
	herbs of your choice
FAIRTRADE	Sources Fresh food Lemons Pulses Herbs and Spices Olive Oil

Method

First

Soak the beans in plenty of cold water overnight.
Drain the beans and put them in a saucepan with the oil and 2 litres cold water.
Bring to the boil, and then simmer for 35 minutes.

Preparation

Skin and finely chop the onion and carrots.
Skin and crush the garlic.
Wash and slice finely the celery, using the leaves as well.
Chop the tomatoes in two.
Juice the lemon, discard pith, peel and pips.

Cooking

After the first simmering stage add the lemon juice, onion, carrots, tomatoes, celery and garlic, and simmer for another 30 minutes.
Check seasoning and add the herbs of choice.

To serve

Serve hot with a good dark bread, a few olives.

Variations

1) Replace the cannelini beans with haricot beans.
2) Puree the ingredients after cooking to make a smooth soup.