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Speckled soup

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Ingredients:
1 1/2 cupWhite beans
4 cupWater or stock
2 Cloves garlic, minced
2 Stalks celery, chopped
2 Carrots, chopped
1 Onion, chopped
2 tbspOlive oil
1 tbspDried basil
1/2 lbsGreen beans in 1" pieces, or
1/2 lbsZucchini, sliced in
-half-moons
2 tbspLemon juice
3/4 tspSalt
Procedures:
1From "meals without squeals" by christine berman & jacki fromer.
2Pepper to taste Soak beans in water to cover by 2" overnight.
3Drain in the morning.
4Saute garlic, onion, celery, and carrots in oil for about 10 min. Add soaked beans and the 4 c water or stock.
5Simmer until beans are tender, about 45 min. Add basil and green beans or zucchini and simmer another 30 min or so, until tender.
6Before serving, stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper.
7Serves 8 preschool or 6 school-age children 1 meat alternative