Minestrone

A hearty Italian soup full of vegetables, beans and pasta; a meal on its own.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 potato
  • 1 can canned tomatoes
  • 1½ l vegetable stock
  • 1 can white beans
  • 100 g pasta
  • salt (to taste)
  • 30 g parmesan

Method

  1. Dice the onion, carrot, celery, zucchini and potato small.
  2. Cook the onion, carrot and celery in the olive oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the zucchini, potato, tomatoes and stock; simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Add the drained beans and the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes until the pasta is done.
  5. Season with salt and serve with grated parmesan.