← All recipesFasolada (White Bean Soup)The national dish of Greece: bean soup with carrot, celery and tomato.Prep 15 minCook 90 minServes 6Greek Photo: Miansari66 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)Ingredients500 g Dried white beans2 Carrot2 Celery, stalks1 Onion2 tbsp Tomato paste100 ml Olive oil2 Bay leaf½ bunch Fresh parsleyMethod1Soak the beans overnight, then boil for 10 minutes and drain.2Return to the pot with fresh water, the vegetables, tomato paste, bay leaf and half the oil.3Simmer for about an hour until the beans are soft and the soup is thick.4Season, add the rest of the oil and the parsley.