Great Northern Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
4 cups vegetable broth
1 large potato, chopped
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch ground thyme
2 (15 ounce) cans great Northern beans, rinsed and drained

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir carrots and celery into the onion mixture. Pour vegetable broth into the stockpot; add potato, bay leaves, basil, sea salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the vegetables are beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
Stir beans into the soup; continue simmering until the beans are hot and tender, about 20 minutes more.