6 italian ribollita and bread soup Recipes

cubed hearty italian country bread (about 6 oz), extra-virgin olive oil, divided, chopped onion, chopped celery, minced garlic, water, divided, chopped kale, chopped savoy cabbage, chopped broccoli rabe, cubed peeled yukon gold or red potato, sliced carrot, whole plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped, cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed, drained, and divided, salt, dried thyme, dried oregano, crushed red pepper, shaved or grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese

olive oil, red onion, diced, carrots, diced, stalk celery, diced, potatoes, diced, zucchini, diced, leek, sliced, water, swiss chard, chopped, head savoy cabbage, quartered, cored and shredded, kale, shredded, cannellini beans, drained and rinsed, salt and ground black pepper to taste, tomato puree, day-old bread

dried cannellini beans , soaked overnight and drained, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, thinly sliced, leek, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced, carrot, cut into 1/4-inch dice, celery stalk, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic clove, thinly sliced , plus 1 whole garlic clove, fresh thyme, bay leaf, chopped cavolo nero (black cabbage), roughly chopped, chopped white cabbage, roughly chopped, scant tbsp tomato paste, water, italian peasant bread, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano

homemade chicken broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water) or 4 cups meat broth (or a mix of half store-bought broth and half water), olive oil, tender celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, red onion, chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped fresh sage, chopped fresh rosemary, peeled seeded chopped fresh tomatoes (or 1 1/2 cup. canned italian peeled tomatoes with their juice, chopped), drained cooked cannellini beans, boiling potatoes, peeled and diced, zucchini, chopped, cabbage (about 4 cups) or 1 lb kale, thinly sliced (about 4 cups), green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces, salt, fresh ground black pepper, day-old italian bread, thinly sliced, extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, very thin slices (optional)