vitamin goodness of escarole and beans

I needed some new vitamins, and since P is vitamin guru, I decided to do a bit more research on the subject.   P looks at sources and mandates the use of capsules because they allow for better delivery.  As such, he has an array of vitamin bottles on our nightstand so that he can get the vitamins he wants from the sources he wants.  Me too lazy for that.  Me want a multivitamin because frankly, it's hard enough for me to remember to take 1 pill a day.  Me also don't like swallowing so many things at once.

So far, I've learned the differences between vitamin A and calcium sources, etc, which is actually pretty interesting.  This isn't really what I wanted to discuss here though, and I'll praps save it for a later date.

What I want to talk about is escarole and beans.  Am I gonna get in trouble here?  This is one of P's favorite family recipes, and he's on another continent right now and not here to stop me from publishing this.  Although I recently found a version of it online, so I don't think it's a big secret.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/recipes/escarole-bean-soup-recipe

We love this delicious dish, and it is SO EASY to make.

------------------------
garlic - 3 cloves or however much you want
2-3 sweet italian sausages
1 head of escarole, coarsely chopped
1 can of white beans

In a pot, cook the garlic and sausage (taken out of casing and broken down out of sausage form) in oil.  When the sausage is about half-way done, put in the escarole and entire can of beans, including the juices.  Boil until escarole is soft.  Done.
------------------------

If you compare with the recipe included in the link, the traditional dish is not done with sausage.  But we love sausage and it really turns it into a heartier soup.

I thought this was a pretty healthy dish (minus the sausage fat, but hey! good source of protein), but I didn't know how good!  White beans are a SUPERFOOD, with lots of potassium and 3.9 mg of iron per half cup.  Escarole is considered a dark leafy green, which I didn't know because it's rather light in color to me.  It is a great source of antioxidants, beta-carotene, vitamins C and K, and folate.  A pretty well-rounded meal that is also delicious!