Soy Sausage & White Bean Casserole with Onion & Tomato

Cooking Instructions

Method:

In a large saucepot, bring olive oil to medium temperature; add sausages, lightly brown, approximately 2 minutes, add garlic and onion. Cook 3 minutes, add tomato paste, cook 3 minutes; add beans, broth and spices, stir well to combine. Allow casserole to cook covered for 15 minutes; remove from fire. Heat four large dishes, ladle in casserole, drizzle with olive oil to finish.

Round out the Meal:

With Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Curry (recipe follows)

Ingredients: 1/3 cup grape seed oil 1 Tablespoon butter 1 yellow onion, sliced 2 cauliflower heads, separated and chopped 1 garlic clove, mashed 1 cup dry vermouth 2 cups chicken stock 1 cup vegetable stock 2 1/2 cups heavy cream 1 Tablespoon curry powders Salt and pepper, to taste 1/4 cup chives, minced 8 shucked oysters, in their juice (optional) Method:

Heat grape seed oil and butter in a medium-sized soup pot. Add onions, cauliflower and garlic, sauté for 5 minutes over low heat. Add vermouth, chicken and vegetable stock, cream, curry and seasonings; simmer soup over low heat for 30 minutes, remove from heat and puree in a blender, working in batches if necessary. Pass soup through a fine mesh strainer, keep warm. Heat four large soup dishes, ladle soup into dishes, and sprinkle with chives. If desired, place two oysters in each bowl and serve - the hot soup will lightly poach the oysters on the way to the table.