Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. mixed beans
9 c. water
1 c. minced onion
1 c. minced celery
1 c. chopped carrots
2 c. shredded kale
1 c. chopped tomatoes
1 Tbsp. dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1 lemon, juiced
minced scallions
spinach or other greens
salt
pepper

Preparation

Rinse and pick over beans.
Put in a large pot with the water, onions and celery.
Simmer for 2 hours.
Add the remaining ingredients, except the lemon juice and scallions, and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
Mash or puree half the soup in a food processor.
Combine with rest of soup.
Season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Serve garnished with the minced scallions.