The Tuscan Soup with beans, bread and black cabbage is one of the typical soups of the Tuscan tradition, especially Florentine, and is prepared with poor ingredients and typically autumn/winter vegetables but can also be prepared with those found in the vegetable garden ( replacing the black cabbage with leafy chard) and, served cold, is...Read More
The Tuscan Soup with beans, bread and black cabbage is one of the typical soups of the Tuscan tradition, especially Florentine, and is prepared with poor ingredients and typically autumn/winter vegetables but can also be prepared with those found in the vegetable garden ( replacing the black cabbage with leafy chard) and, served cold, is a dish that is also suitable for the summer season. The advanced bean soup, heated on the stove (without mixing it) is always excellent and only following this procedure can it's also called ribollita that would otherwise take the name of bean soup or bread soup. The black cabbage is fresh from November to April and is a low-calorie vegetable: 100 grams bring only 30 Kcal. It is rich in fibers and minerals, vitamins and antioxidant molecules. Good concentration of vitamin C, potassium, folic acid and carotenoids such as pro-vitamin A. The black cabbage is famous as detoxifying and draining.












