This Ribollita Recipe Will Make Your Kitchen Feel Like a Tuscan Trattoria

Ribollita, literally translated as “reboiled,” is a traditional stew from the peasant cooking tradition of Tuscany, made with white beans, bread and seasonal vegetables. “Ribollita” originated, as so many cucina povera dishes did, as a way for the poor to make do with what they had on hand — stale bread, for example, was originally included to keep the staple from going to waste. The recipe typically includes hearty garden vegetables like cavolo nero — “black cabbage,” known in t