12 ounce dried cannellini beans, picked over and rinsed 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 or 5 cloves garlic, minced 2 medium stalks celery, very thinly sliced, plus any
leaves from the head of celery 3 leeks, white and light green part thinly sliced (about 3 cups) Pinch of red pepper flakes 2 large heads escarole, well - washed and chopped 4 cups vegetable stock (recommend Imagine No - Chicken broth) 1 15 - oz can tomatoes, with juice (not puree), well chopped (or use Eden brand diced tomatoes,
which are already finely chopped) 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil (optional) 2 tablespoons chopped
flat -
leaf parsley (optional)
The two main types of
parsley are curly
parsley and
flat leaf parsley (often called Italian
parsley), the
leaves of both of
which can be cut again and again throughout the summer, and then
left to overwinter (depending on the climate) to flower the next year, or pulled from the ground to harvest the large root as a vegetable.