Minestrone

Name: Minestrone
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 80 g onions; 120 g leeks; 40 g extra virgin olive oil; 600 g mixed vegetables; 1000 g water; 2 vegetable stock cubes (each for 0.5 l); 1 tsp salt; 120 g ditalini; 6 - 18 tsp Parmesan cheese, grated

4.3 180 ratings

Prep. 20 min

Total 45 min

6 portions

Ingredients

onions cut in halves
80 g
leeks cut in pieces
120 g
extra virgin olive oil plus 6 tsp extra to serve
40 g
mixed vegetables (e.g. potatoes, carrots, courgettes, celery stalks, tomatoes, chard leaves, cooked dried beans, pumpkin), cut in pieces as needed
600 g
water
1000 g
vegetable stock cubes (each for 0.5 l)
2
2 heaped tsp vegetable stock paste, homemade
salt
1 tsp
ditalini or similar short dried pasta
120 g
fresh basil leaves (optional) torn in pieces
6
Parmesan cheese, grated
6 - 18 tsp