Escarole and White Bean Soup

I am going with the soup week theme. I am not sick of bread and cheese and fruit as an accompaniment but if you are you could make sandwiches or a salad. Empanadas would be nice, homemade or store bought. Hmmm maybe for tomorrow I will seek out empanadas...

Escarole and bean soup is quick and easy, not a soup that needs lots of simmering. Just enough to make the escarole tender, maybe half an hour. I use a lot of garlic and olive oil and finely diced up ham if I have it on hand. Canned beans are fine and a little pasta at the end, like ditalini or pastina, or leftover rice.