Fasolada
φασολάδα
The national bean soup — white beans, tomato, celery, oil. A pot, not a side of beans.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: φασολάδα.
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- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 1 hr 30 min
- Total
- 9 hr 45 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- No chilli
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Fasolada is white beans simmered with onion, celery, carrot, tomato and a lot of olive oil. It should be soupy and taste of the oil. Lemon at the table. This is weekday food that restaurants rarely bother to make well.
Ingredients
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Soak beans overnight. Simmer with onion, celery, carrot, tomato, garlic and oil 1–1.5 hours until creamy. Salt late.
90 min
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The canonical recipe stays intact. Personal versions are labelled. Serving changes are maths, not AI.
Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Dried beans → Canned
Shorter simmer. Keep the oil.
Tips
- A chilli in the pot is a house extra.
- Better the next day.
History & culture
Winter. Bread. The soup people call national when they are not performing moussaka for visitors.
Bean soups are old. Tomato is the later colour.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: EUGASTRONOMES via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FASOLADA.jpg
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Fasolada take?
9 hr 45 min all in — 15 min prep, 1 hr 30 min cook, 8 hr rest. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 6 pots. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Easy.
How spicy is it?
No chilli.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegetarian, Vegan.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Stockpot.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at 1½ tsp.
What can I use instead?
Dried beans → Canned. Shorter simmer. Keep the oil.
Any tips from this recipe?
A chilli in the pot is a house extra. Better the next day.
Can I prepare this ahead?
Better the next day. Soak beans overnight. Simmer with onion, celery, carrot, tomato, garlic and oil 1–1.5 hours until creamy. Salt late.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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