Help - dried mixed beans - how do I make soup with them???

[Spagblog]

I found some dried mixed beans at the back of my cupboard and want to make a nice low fat soup with them.
I soaked them overnight, but do I now cook them for an hour before cooking them in a soup?

Or do I cook the soup altogether for over an hour?

Do you know any recipes? Do I put chopped toms in?
Arghhh! I wish I had done domestic science at school!

[hermykne]

just cook them as a soup
i 'd add a leek, some carrts, a bit of celery and an onion.
tomatoes not my cup of tea in soup with beans.

and abut 2 ltres of stock or bouillon whatever u've got.

blend and eat

[Kelly1978]

I think toms are nice with beans. add soem cumin and ground coriander too.

[Spagblog]

blend the beans up?

[hermykne]

well not if u dont want to it'll prob go to mushy texture anyway in the cooking.

[Spagblog]

I think I am overworrying about this.
Still not sure about the toms.
I will just have a bash and let you know if it tasted okay