Tribeca Grill's White Bean And Chorizo Soup Recipe

• 1 lb dry great Northern or possibly navy beans
• 2 med onions minced fine
• 5 x cloves garlic cloves finely minced
• 1/2 lb bacon cooked, and
•     finely minced
• 1/2 bn celery minced fine
• 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb chorizo sausage cooked and diced
• 1 sprg thyme
• 1 Tbsp. freshly-cracked black pepper
•     Salt to taste
•     OPTIONAL GARNISH
•     Diced tomato
•     Minced spinach

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