{"id":537,"date":"2009-03-17T14:15:31","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T22:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forthillfarm.com\/news\/?page_id=537"},"modified":"2009-03-17T14:15:31","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T22:15:31","slug":"escarole-and-beans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/?page_id=537","title":{"rendered":"Escarole and Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ginny Bucciaglia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

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1\/2 cup extra virgin olive oil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a06 cloves of garlic, chopped <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1\/2 onion chopped\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>1\/2 cup white wine *optional<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2 cans cannelini beans (drained)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>1 head escarole, rough chop <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3 cups chicken or vegetable broth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>(par boil for 5 minutes-drain)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3 cups water\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Salt and Pepper to taste<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 TBSP fresh thyme\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>cayenne pepper to taste *optional\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Heat the oil in an 8-quart pan.\u00a0 Add chopped garlic, onion and thyme.\u00a0 Saut\u00e9 lightly, until onions are translucent\u00a0\u00a0 Add wine (if using) and simmer 5 minutes.\u00a0 Gently stir in cannelini beans.\u00a0 Add escarole and steam 10 minutes.\u00a0 Add the broth and water.\u00a0\u00a0Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer together for 30 minutes, partially covered.\u00a0 <\/span>Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste. Taste and adjust seasoning.\u00a0 <\/span>Serve atop Garlic crostini, see recipe below.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Garlic Crostini:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Toast 6 Italian or French bread slices in the oven until golden brown and crisp.\u00a0 Remove\u00a0slices and rub with peeled garlic clove, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.\u00a0 Place a slice\u00a0of the bread in each bowl and drizzle\u00a0with olive oil.\u00a0 Ladle the escarole\/bean soup over the bread.\u00a0 \u00a0Serve with Italian grating cheese and\u00a0fresh\u00a0black pepper to taste.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ginny Bucciaglia \u00a0 1\/2 cup extra virgin olive oil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a06 cloves of garlic, chopped 1\/2 onion chopped\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\/2 cup white wine *optional 2 cans cannelini beans (drained)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 head escarole, rough chop 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 (par boil for 5 minutes-drain) 3 cups water\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Salt and Pepper to taste 1 TBSP…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":176,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-537","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/537\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}