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Ingredients
- 1 pound dried large lima beans or white beans, soaked overnight if necessary (do not soak gigandes if using)
- 2 cups white wine
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 large onions, preferably red, thinly sliced
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 green zucchini, diced (optionalâI would use next time)
- 1 yellow summer squash, diced (optionalâI would use next time)
- diced eggplant or carrot, optional
- 1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 T honey
- 2 T tomato paste
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup, loosely packed, chopped fresh dill (I did not have fresh so I added pinches of dried dill throughout the recipe, probably 1 1/2 T total)
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