Minestrone

Name: Minestrone
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 50 g onions; 80 g leeks; 25 g extra virgin olive oil; 400 g mixed vegetables; 670 g water; 1 - 1 ½ vegetable stock cubes (each for 0.5 l); ½ tsp salt; 80 g ditalini; 3 - 9 tsp Parmesan cheese, grated

5.0 7 rating

Prep. 20 min

Total 45 min

4 portions

Ingredients

onions cut in halves
50 g
leeks cut in pieces
80 g
extra virgin olive oil plus 3 tsp extra to serve
25 g
mixed vegetables (e.g. potatoes, carrots, courgettes, celery stalks, tomatoes, chard leaves, cooked dried beans, pumpkin), cut in pieces as needed
400 g
water
670 g
vegetable stock cubes (each for 0.5 l)
1 - 1 ½
1 - 1 ½ heaped tsp vegetable stock paste, homemade
salt
½ tsp
ditalini or similar short dried pasta
80 g
fresh basil leaves (optional) torn in pieces
3
Parmesan cheese, grated
3 - 9 tsp