MOSTLY RAW BEAN SOUP

• 3-4 cups Great Northern, Cannellini or any other white bean.
• 2-3 large onions
• 4 large garlic
• 3 celery stalks
• 1-2 large cucumbers
• 2 collard green leaves, sunflower sprouts or organic girl greens
• ½ cup hemp nuts or any seed or nut
• Salt to taste
• A small piece of ginger
• Add water to desired consistency

Directions

1. You can get the beans and many more items by Food To Live. Call (718)717-1029 or online foodtolive.com
2. Soak the beans for 8 hours or overnight, rinse well
3. Cook the beans until soft
4. Sauté’ onions and garlic
5. Wash the greens well under running water
6. Blend 2/3 of the beans with all other ingredients.
7. Add the rest of the beans to the soup.

• You can warm the soup but don’t let it boil if you want the benefits of the raw vegetables.
• You can use your imagination and create many different versions of soup
• You can use whatever vegetables you have on hand. Kohlrabi, celery root, parsnips, carrots to name a few. For the cooked ingredients you can use squash, string beans, sweet potato, winter squashes, the possibilities are endless. The secret for a good tasty soup is to use a lot of sautéed onions and garlic and the added blended seeds or nuts.
• It's a great way to sneak in raw vegetables, seeds or nuts if your kids refuse to eat them otherwise.