White beans and black cabbage soup

Ingredients for four people:

380 gr fresh white beans

750 ml water

4 black cabbage leaves

1 potato

3 tb spoons extravergin olive oil

salt

pepper

Wash the beans. Wash the cabbage leaves and chop them in bits.

Peal the potato and chop it in cubes.

Warm up the oil in a saucepan and add the potato, rost them for few minutes and after add the beans and the cabbage, salt and pepper. Stir well and finaly add the water. Bring it to the boiling temperature and let it boiling slowly for 40/45 minutes.

When the soup is ready, smash the poteto cubes with a fork.

Serve hot garnished with a few extravergin olive oil.

Recipe and picture by Valeria Carimati