Low Fat Butter Bean And Ham Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g ham
1 3/4 liters vegetable stock, plus
1 tablespoon vegetable stock
1 red onion
2 -3 garlic cloves
2 spring onions
3 carrots
2 (400 g) cans butter beans
1/4 cup basil
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Heat 1 tbsp stock in large pot and saute finely diced red onion, finely sliced ham (I used deli leg off the bone) and garlic for about 5 minutes.
Add rough cut carrots, butter beans (can use chickpeas), spring onions, 1 3/4 litres of vegetable (or chicken) stock and bring to a boil.
NOTE: Adjust garlic to your taste.
SIMMER uncovered for twenty minutes and let sit for 5 minutes.
MASH; reheat if necessary and add chopped basil and lemon juice.
ENJOY!