Herby White Bean Soup with Cabbage

A zippy (there’s lemon), hearty (those beans), and herbaceous (yes dill and parsley!) soup to warm your bowl any time of year.

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a bowl White Bean Soup with Dill and Cabbage with crusty bread alongside

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A Lemony White Bean Soup To Bring The Sunshine

There’s a soup for every season, and there’s soups that work for every season, like this white bean soup with lemon juice and lemon zest, fresh herbs, flavorful fennel, and crunchy green cabbage. This can easily be made as vegetarian white bean soup, just use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.

shallots, fennel, cabbage, spices, vegetable stock, white beans, parsley, dill, lemon juice & zest in prep bowls

shallots, fennel and salt being cooked in olive oil in a large soup pot

shallots, fennel, salt, cabbage and garlic being cooked in olive oil in a large soup pot

stock, beans, parmesan rind, shallots, fennel, salt, cabbage and garlic being cooked in olive oil in a large soup pot

An Easy White Bean And Cabbage Soup To Fill ‘Yer Bowl

There are as many white bean soup variations as there are feelings. You’ve got your Tuscan white bean soup, Mexican white bean soup, White Bean Soup with Bacon, white bean and kale soup, Italian white bean soup, White Bean Chicken Soup, white bean and escarole soup, and don’t forget about creamy white bean soup. Basically, there’s a white bean soup to suit any mood. We recommend this herby white bean soup with cabbage when you’re craving a hearty white bean soup with a little spring in its step. Our best white bean and cabbage soup recipe requires little more than opening a can of beans and a little chopping.

White Bean Soup with Dill and Cabbage being cooked in a large soup pot

a pot of White Bean Soup with Dill and Cabbage made with fennel, cabbage, white beans, stock, spices and herbs

How To Make White Bean Soup

Cook shallots and fennel until soft and golden.
Add the garlic, cabbage, and a little more olive oil, and cook until cabbage is bright green.
Add the stock, beans, and parmesan rind. How to prepare white beans for soup: Open a can! Or start with your own Cannellini Beans from dry and add at this step. Cook until the beans are tender and the parmesan rind is soft. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest, and parsley. Zing!
Serve, it’s that easy.
If you’d like to freeze white bean soup for later, you can pour it into individual containers (like quart size deli containers), leaving a little head room in case it expands when it freezes. Once it’s cooled to room temperature, you can put the lids on, mark the date, and put it in the freezer for up to three months.

a bowl White Bean Soup with Dill and Cabbage being served with crusty bread

What To Serve With White Bean Soup?

Vegetable sides are great for keeping this soup part of a meatless meal! You can add Pesto Green Beans or Za’atar Roasted Carrots with Feta and Pumpkin Seeds for a nice crunch. A fresh side salad like Asian Chopped Salad or Broccoli Salad would also be great. If you’re looking to add protein, a simple side of Baked Chicken would be super tasty.

a pot of White Bean Soup with Dill and Cabbage made with fennel, cabbage, white beans, stock and spices

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