# Fennel and Butter Bean Soup

![Fennel and Butterbean Soup](fennel-and-butterbean-soup.jpg)

### Ingredients

 * 1 pieces fennel bulb
 * 1 pieces onion
 * 1 pieces 400g can butter beans
 * 500 millilitres vegetable stock
 * salt
 * pepper
 * olive oil

### Directions

Trim the fennel bulb and slice thinly, reserving the fronds for later.

Thinly slice the onion.

Sweat the fennel and onion in olive oil with a pinch of salt for 10 minutes, then add the butter beans and the liquor from the tin and the vegetable stock. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for 20 minutes.

Blitz with a stick blender until smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

To serve, sprinkle over the reserved fennel fronds and a drizzle of olive oil.

### Metadata

tags: Soups

author: Ray Miller