Puree Of Garlic and White Bean Soup
By: Melissa
Published: Saturday, April 2, 2011 - 9:03am

Ingredients




2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon extra virgin oil olive+ more 4 garnish
2 shallots, finely chopped
1 whole sage leaf+ more 4 garnish
2 cans Cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
4 cups chicken broth
4 cloves garlic cut in ½
1/2 cup heavy cream
salt& pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Place a heavy soup pot over medium heat.  Add butter, olive oil and shallots. Cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally until the shallots are softened.  Add sage, beans and stir to combine.  Add the chicken stock and bring the mixture to a simmer.  Add the garlic (whole, slight lengthwise) and simmer until it is softened, about 10 minutes.  Turn off heat.  Remove sage leaves.  You may use a blender but I prefer a hand blender as it provides for a lot less mess.  Be careful because mixture is HOT.  Using a hand blender, puree all the ingredients together so that there are no chunks.  Once ingredients are all blended together, add heavy cream and bring m