Nutritious, warm, thrifty, and delicious! Perfect winter soup using economical dried beans and turnip greens.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours25 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Ingredients
20ouncesdried Great Northern beans with seasonings(HamBeens brand recommnded)
½large red oniondiced
2ribs celerydiced
1garlic cloveminced
1tablespoonherbes de Provence(or Italian seasoning)
½teaspoonblack pepper
8ouncesdiced ham
1poundturnip greenscleaned and cut
¼teaspoonred pepper flakes
1tablespoonsalt
Diced fresh tomatofor garnish
Diced green onionfor garnish
Instructions
Place the beans in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Set the ham flavor packet aside to use later in the recipe.
Add water to a level 2” above the top of the beans. Bring beans to a rolling boil over high heat.
Remove from the heat and let sit for one hour. Do not drain.
Place the beans and water back over high heat.
Add the red onion, celery, garlic, herbs, pepper, ham, turnip greens, and red pepper to the pot and bring to a boil.
Cover the pot and reduce the heat so that the soup remains at a steady simmer, not too low, and cook for an additional hour or until the beans are tender.
Add the salt and ham flavor packet near the end of the cooking time.
Ladle into individual serving bowls. Top each serving with diced fresh tomato and green onion.
Notes
Turnip greens are very mild in flavor when used in a soup like this. For a more robust taste, consider using collard greens or kale.