Coco Pazzo Tuscan White Bean Soup, with Escarole

The simplest ingredients. From Coco Pazzo famous restaurant. All natural & vegetarian. The true taste of Tuscany. At Coco Pazzo, my restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side, we combine the earthy and the elegant by serving rustic soups in a sophisticated, understated atmosphere. Our bean soups use simple recipes, but yield a taste that is both hearty and complex. We use the same ample ingredients in this canned soup (compare our ingredients to those in any other canned soup), so that you can enjoy our authentic Tuscan recipes at home. White Bean Soup with Escarole - Here's a true meal in a pot - it doesn't even need a salad! As a boy in Tuscany, I ate this invigorating soup with a hunk of crusty Tuscan bread instead of a spoon. Even if the bread was a bit stale, it softened up soon enough in this soup's wonderfully aromatic broth. Try topping each serving with grated parmigiano cheese. Tuscans like their food salty, except for bread. If you're like me, add salt to this soup to bring out its fullest flavor - Pino Luongo.