DRIED LIMA BEAN SOUP 1 c. potato or vegetable broth or water 1 c. dried lima beans 1/2 c. chopped onion 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed 1 Tbsp. oleo or butter 1 carrot, chopped 1/2 tsp. dried thyme 1/2 tsp. basil leaves 1/2 tsp. pepper 2 cloves minced or pressed garlic 1/4 c. chopped parsley salt to taste Parmesan cheese Simmer together broth and beans for 1 hour. Meanwhile, saute onion and garlic in butter. Stir in carrot, herbs and pepper. Set aside. After beans have cooked for 1 hour, stir in vegetable mixture. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes longer. Puree half the beans with some of the liquid, 2 cloves garlic and the parsley. Combine puree with remaining soup. Heat to steaming. Salt to taste. Serve Parmesan cheese. Save potato water and freeze. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |