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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