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Spicy Shrimp and White Bean Soup

Name: Spicy Shrimp and White Bean Soup
Prep time: 15
Cook time: 50

(12 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

15 min prep

4 servings

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10 ingredients

This simple spicy shrimp and white bean soup has a stick-to-your ribs attitude from its creamy base of pureed white lima beans and Idaho potato. Thanks to healthy fats from the olive oil and...

1 lb medium cleaned shrimp
2 teaspoons harissa (See Ann’s Tips)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil divided
4 medium shallots sliced
1 large Idaho potato, about 12 ounces cut into 1” dice
1 lemon, juiced, combined with 1/4 cup water
1 cup canned Lima beans drained (see Ann’s Tips)
1¾ Quarts chicken or vegetable stock
Sea salt

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

638 cals

Fat

34 g

Saturated Fat

6 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

4 g

Monounsaturated Fat

23 g

Carbohydrates

53 g

Sugar

13 g

Fiber

7 g

Protein

33 g

Sodium

1843 mg

Directions

Mix the harissa and lemon juice together in a medium bowl. Add the shrimp and mix to coat the shrimp well. Cover and set aside while you make the soup.
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over a medium high flame until it shimmers. Add the shallots cook for 2-3 minutes or until they start to soften. Add the potato. Sprinkle with salt and sauté until they too start to soften, about 5 minutes.
Add the lemon water mixture and stock. Bring to a boil, lower the flame to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the lima beans and cook another 10 minutes or until both the potatoes and beans smash easily against the side of the pan. Drain over a heatproof bowl. Return the strained broth to the pan and to a blender, add the drained potato and beans and blend at high speed with ¼ cup of olive oil, gradually adding 1 cup of the broth as needed to make a fine puree. Stir the puree back into the broth until well blended. Bring to a low boil stirring. Taste for salt.
When the soup is just boiling, turn the heat to medium low and add the shrimp. Cook until the shrimp are just pink and cooked through. Serve in bowls dividing the shrimp between them. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the top of each bowl.

Chef Tips

If you can find it, use Turkish red pepper paste. Use 1 tablespoon as you won’t need to add the lemon juice. I always use the large lima, or butter beans known as ‘gigantes’ for this soup. They have such a creamy texture. Look for them in the International or Goya aisle of your market.

Registered Dietitian Approved

All our recipes are created by chefs and reviewed by our oncology-trained staff Registered Dietitian, Kate Ueland, MS, RD, to ensure that each is backed with scientific evidence and meets the standards set by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.