Calamari and bean soup, spicy

Name something you’ve never wanted to eat! We'll go first – calamari and bean soup!

Now that is a combo you probably never even thought about. Like what kind of a sicko would come up with that? This one (pointing at myself). Well, this is our attempt to change your mind, because it did work on us. Because we're a total fan of beans and squid now.

We made this soup a few days ago for dinner and we kept thinking how notable it was with every bite we took. Okay, we realize how annoying this looks. We threw the recipe together by putting whatever we had in the freezer into a cooking pot did some abracadabra, called it a soup and now we're kissing its butt.

Shocking! Like, can you be more full of yourself? We don’t think so.

But it’s for a good cause, because we think you’ll like it too, and it’s a healthy one. This soup is solid for the Mediterranean diet, it is rich in protein and fiber, it is packed with lycopene, folate, iron and even omega-3’s…and it’s tasty and versatile.

If you don’t have calamari – fish would work too. No beans? Try chickpeas. No dill? Go for basil or oregano. Here’s the recipe, we'll include some step-by-step (oh baby, you are always on our mind) photos below.

Step-By-Step SPicy Calamari And Bean Soup

Gather all the ingredients you will need for the soup.

Chop the sweet and spicy peppers, onion, dill, peel and mince garlic.

Wash and blend tomatoes into a sauce.

Cut the calamari into bite-sized pieces.

Heat some olive oil in a pan and saute peppers, onion with paprika and oregano for 2 minutes. Stir through the calamari and beans. Then add salt, pepper, kale, the blended tomatoes / tomato sauce.

saute the onion, peppers and spicesstir through calamari and beansadd kale, tomato sauce, salt, pepper

Add the water or stock and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

add stock or waterand bring to a boil then simmer 15 minutes

Taste test for salt and pepper, then add in the garlic and dill and cook for another 5 minutes.

taste test for salt, add garlic and dill

Serve immediately and enjoy as is or with toppings of choice!

• Yield: 4
• Prep: 10 minutes
• Cook: 20 minutes
• Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 8oz/220g calamari, clean and cut
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups cooked beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 sweet pepper/ bell pepper, thinly chopped
• 1-2 spicy peppers (like jalapeno) thinly chopped
• 3 tomatoes, blended (around 2 cups sauce)
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp oregano, dried
• small bunch dill, thinly chopped
• 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup water or stock
• 1 cup kale, chopped
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Chop the sweet and spicy peppers, onion, dill, peel and mince garlic. Wash and blend tomatoes into a sauce. Cut the calamari into bite-sized pieces.
2. Heat some olive oil in a pan and saute peppers, onion with paprika and oregano for 2 minutes.
3. Stir through the calamari and beans.
4. Then add salt, pepper, kale, blended tomatoes / tomato sauce. Lastly, add the water or stock.
5. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
6. Taste test for salt and pepper, then add in the minced garlic and dill and cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Serve immediately and enjoy as is, add lemon juice if desired, with bread or with toppings of choice!