Hearty minestrone with herb gremolata

Name: Hearty minestrone with herb gremolata
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove; 50 g mixed fresh herbs; 50 g Parmesan cheese; 1 lemon; ½ tsp dried chilli flakes; 60 g extra virgin olive oil; 40 g freshly squeezed lemon juice; 20 g extra virgin olive oil; 100 g bacon; 120 g onion; 1 garlic clove; 1 celery stalk; 70 g carrots; 30 g tomato paste; 2 fennel bulbs; 1 tsp Vegetable stock paste; ½ tsp ground fennel seeds; 1 tsp dried chilli flakes; 1000 g water; 120 g cavolo nero; 400 g can cannellini beans; grated Parmesan cheese

4.6 11 ratings

Prep 10 min.

Total 40 min.

4 portions

Ingrediente

Gremolata

garlic clove
1
mixed fresh herbs of choice, leaves only
50 g
Parmesan cheese cut into pieces (3 cm)
50 g
lemon peel only, no white pith
1
dried chilli flakes (optional)
½ tsp
extra virgin olive oil
60 g
freshly squeezed lemon juice
40 g

Soup

extra virgin olive oil
20 g
bacon cut into pieces
100 g
onion cut into halves
120 g
garlic clove
1
celery stalk cut into pieces
1
carrots sliced
70 g
tomato paste
30 g
fennel bulbs (approx. 350 g), sliced
2
Vegetable stock paste (see Tips)
1 tsp
ground fennel seeds
½ tsp
dried chilli flakes (optional)
1 tsp
water
1000 g
cavolo nero or kale, ribs removed and leaves cut into pieces (approx. 1 cm)
120 g
can cannellini beans drained and rinsed
400 g
grated Parmesan cheese to serve