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Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup with Beans, Thickened with Bread)

January 15, 2012 By Laura 4 Comments

Potaje de Vigilia (Spanish Fasting Soup)

This time of year always brings with it a dilemma: you want healthy and light after weeks of feasting but at the same time for many of us it is cold outside and we want warming and hearty.  Year after year I seem to turn to the same solution: bean soup.

Filed Under: beans, chickpeas, easily made vegetarian, eggs, greens, New Year's resolutions, potatoes, Spanish cuisine, spinach, stews Tagged With: beans, bread, chickpeas, eggs, fried bread, garlic, Lenten recipes, olive oil, soup, Spanish, spinach, stew, vegetarian

Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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