Spring Vegetable-bean Soup

Ingredients

  • 12   baby artichokes
  • 6 cups  chicken broth
  • 1 cup  small boiling onions, peeled and halved, or pearl onions
  • 4 ounces  pancetta or 5 slices crisp-cooked bacon, drained and cut into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon  fennel seed, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon  pepper
  • 2 cups  cooked* or canned fava or lima beans, rinsed and drained
  • 12 ounces  fresh asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1   medium fennel bulb, chopped
  • 1/4 cup  snipped fennel leaves

Description

Italians Classify Soups As Either Zuppa, A Thick Soup, Or Minestra, A Soup In Which The Ingredients Stand Out From The Broth. This Minestra-style Side-dish Soup Plays Up Asparagus, Fava Beans, And Young Artichokes, With A Hint Of Fresh Fennel And Pancetta

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