Easy Greek Bean Soup (Fasolada)
Recipe from Mediterranean Food & Diet | Easy Recipes | Suzy Karadsheh · original post · full recipe on themediterraneandish.com
A quicker fasolada made with canned cannellini beans, celery, oregano and bay leaf, finished with lemon, parsley and good olive oil. Ready in 30 minutes.
Serves 6 30 minKid-friendly
Dairy freeLegumesSoupMediterranean
Ingredients
- extra virgin olive oil — divided120 ml
- yellow onion — chopped1 ea
- salt — ½ tsp3 g
- black pepper0.5 tsp
- garlic cloves — minced2 ea
- celery stalks — chopped4 ea
- dried oregano — 1 tsp1 g
- bay leaf1 ea
- chicken broth1080 ml
- canned cannellini beans — drained and rinsed1275 g
- ground cumin — ½ tsp1.3 g
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
- 1080 ml Vegetable broth instead of chicken broth
Use the vegetable broth exactly as the chicken broth; the cooking times do not change.
Vegetarian
- 1080 ml Vegetable broth instead of chicken broth
Use the vegetable broth exactly as the chicken broth; the cooking times do not change.
Vegan
- 1080 ml Vegetable broth instead of chicken broth
Use the vegetable broth exactly as the chicken broth; the cooking times do not change.
Gluten-free
- 1080 ml Gluten-free chicken broth instead of chicken broth
Nothing changes in the cooking; serve it with gluten-free bread rather than rustic bread.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
MorrisonsBest choice· £7.83 of food
£16.26
52% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- bay leaf
- cayenne pepper
Sainsbury's· £26.45 of food
£33.37
21% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- salt
- bay leaf
- sweet paprika
Aldi UK· £7.22 of food
£13.18
45% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- garlic cloves
- dried oregano
- chicken broth
- canned cannellini beans
- ground cumin
- sweet paprika
Tesco· £9.14 of food
£14.26
36% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- salt
- garlic cloves
- celery stalks
- bay leaf
- chicken broth
- sweet paprika
- fresh parsley
Asda· £6.59 of food
£10.51
37% spare
No price at Asda for:
- garlic cloves
- dried oregano
- bay leaf
- canned cannellini beans
- ground cumin
- sweet paprika
- cayenne pepper
- fresh parsley
£1.56a serve
from £1.56 a serve at Morrisons · 13 of 15 ingredients priced
About £9.36 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
£19.53 across 5 shops · all 15 items priced · £3.35 more for bigger packs, 58% spare for later
MorrisonsBest choice£7.83
missing 2 items
you'll pay £16.26 · 52% of it spare
Sainsbury's£26.45
missing 3 items
you'll pay £33.37 · 21% of it spare
Aldi UK£7.22
missing 6 items
you'll pay £13.18 · 45% of it spare
Tesco£9.14
missing 7 items
you'll pay £14.26 · 36% of it spare
Asda£6.59
missing 8 items
you'll pay £10.51 · 37% of it spare
Buy at Morrisons£10.57
yellow onion
£0.95
need 1 itemMorrisons 3 perpack 3 itemsclosest match
Morrisons£0.95·Aldi UK£0.95·Sainsbury's£0.32/ea£0.95·Asda£0.32/ea£0.95·Tesco£0.33/ea£1.00·
OcadoN/A
black pepper
£1.75
need 0.5 tspIndus Black Pepper Ground 200gclosest match
Morrisons£1.75·Sainsbury's£15.82/kg£0.87·Aldi UK£1.59·Tesco£19.50/kg£1.95·Asda£10.00/kg£3.00·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 2 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
celery stalks
£0.69
need 4 itemsMorrisons Standard 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Morrisons£0.69·Aldi UK£0.49·Asda£0.68/ea£0.68·Sainsbury's£0.69/ea£0.69·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
chicken broth
£1.25
need 1.08 LBaxter's Favourites Chicken Broth 400gclosest matchreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Morrisons£1.25·Asda£4.10/kg£1.64·Sainsbury's£7.00/L£3.50·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·OcadoN/A
canned cannellini beans
£0.45
need 1.27 kg6 × Morrisons Cannellini Beans In Water ( ) 240 gclosest match
Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£4.20/kg£2.10·Sainsbury's£8.00/kg£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
ground cumin
£1.00
need 1.3 gIndus Cumin Powder Ground 100 gclosest match
Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£22.09/kg£0.95·Tesco£23.26/kg£1.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
sweet paprika
£2.00
need 0.6 gSchwartz Sweet Smoked Paprika 40 g
Morrisons£2.00·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
lemon
£0.89
need 1 itemMorrisons Savers 4 perpack 4 items
Morrisons£0.89·Tesco£0.37/ea£0.37·Sainsbury's£0.37/ea£0.37·Aldi UK£0.22/ea£0.89·Asda£0.35/ea£1.40·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£6.64
extra virgin olive oil
£5.30/L
need 120 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
bay leaf
£2.45/10g
need 1 itemReady, Set…cook! Bay Leaf 2g£0.49 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi UK£2.45/10g£0.49·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
cayenne pepper
£18.00/kg
need 0.25 tspReady, Set…cook! Cayenne Pepper 36g£0.65closest match
Aldi UK£18.00/kg£0.65·Sainsbury's£22.62/kg£0.95·Tesco£20.83/kg£1.00·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.50
fresh parsley
£16.67/kg
need 30 gSainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30 g£0.50closest match
Sainsbury's£16.67/kg£0.50·Aldi UK£16.67/kg£0.50·Morrisons£0.60·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.82
salt
£1.09/kg
need 3 gAsda Table Salt 750 g£0.82
Asda£1.09/kg£0.82·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£200.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.00
dried oregano
£71.43/kg
need 1 gTesco Dried Oregano 14 g£1.00closest match
Tesco£71.43/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£79.16/kg£0.95·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A