Minestrone Soup

 

minestrone soup recipe

minestrone soup recipe

minestrone soup recipe

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

  1. Finely dice the carrot and the onion, dice the garlic, slice the celery stalks in half and then slice into small pieces. Slice the zucchini into half moons. Dice the fresh tomatoes and set aside. 
  2. Place the carrot, onion, garlic and celery into a hot a pan with a large drizzle of olive oil. Stir through cooking for 3 minutes or until aromatic. 
  3. Add the beans, the diced tomatoes, the fresh tomatoes, the oregano and the fresh rosemary (remove the rosemary from the sprigs). Crumble in the vegetable stock cube, add the water and stir all the ingredients through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover the pot with a lid, bring the soup to a boil then reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes. 
  4. After 15 minutes, add the machheroni pasta and the zucchini, stir through and cook for 8 minutes (or until the pasta is cooked through) covered with a lid (adding more water if necessary at the end).
  5. Season with extra salt and pepper and serve with a bit of shaved parmesan or grated parmesan on top of each serving. 

Notes:

  • This soup is best eaten the day of cooking as the pasta soaks up the majority of the soup overnight.


Prep time: 10 minutes.
Cook time: 25 minutes.
Serves: 4-6.

Recipe and photos by Anastasia Zolotarev. Click here to see her blog.

 

Ingredients for Minestrone Soup

Carrot Loose Each

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Carrot Medium 1kg

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Onion Brown Each

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$3.49
 

Onion Brown 1kg

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Onion Brown 1.5kg Bag

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Onion Brown Organic 1kg

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Garlic Head Each

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Celery Half

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Celery Whole

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Celeriac Loose Each

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Celery Half Organic

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Celery Whole Organic

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Zucchini Black Each

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Zucchini Black Imperfect Each

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Zucchini Black Organic 500g

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Capriccio Red Kidney Beans 400g

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Villa Rossi Red Kidney Beans 400g

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Capriccio Diced Tomatoes 400g

$1.29 ea
 

Villa Rossi Diced Tomatoes 400g

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Squisito Organic Diced Tomatoes 400g

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Tomato Gourmet Each

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Tomato Truss 5 Pieces

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Fresh Herbs Rosemary Punnet

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Massel Vegetable Stock Cubes 105g

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Reggiano Parmigiano Parmesan Cheese 150-350g

$19.50 ea
$64.99
 

Grana Padano Parmesan Cheese 200-350g

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Italian Parmesan 200g-400g

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Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ml

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Rosto Extra Virgin Olive Oil Oomph 750ml

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Rosto Extra Virgin Olive Oil Mellow 750ml

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Villa Rossi Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1l

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Chef's Choice Himalayan Pink Fine Salt 300g

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Australian Lake Salt Fine 250g

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Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 240g

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Chef's Choice Organic Diced Tomatoes 400g

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Legacy Rosemary $50 Flower

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Spice and Co Pepper Black Ground 55g

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Spice and Co Pepper Black Cracked 55g

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Spice and Co Oregano Leaves 20g

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Cirio Peeled Tomatoes 400g

$2.29 ea
 

Olssons Table Sea Salt Drum 500g

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