Soups / RICETTI
Maltese vegetable and bean soup
A thick soup of seasonal vegetables, dried broad beans and pasta.
◷ 110 min / 6 servings
Method
- Soak beans for 4 hours, drain and boil in fresh water for 30 minutes.
- Roughly chop vegetables and add to beans with oil, tomato paste and water.
- Season and simmer covered for 50 minutes until vegetables and beans are tender.
- Add pasta and cook following its packet. Mash some vegetables with a spoon for a thicker soup.
✳ From the kitchen
Time excludes soaking the beans.
Tradition reference
Government of Malta · National Register of Traditional Agro-Food Products ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.