Vegetable minestrone - Cloudinary · 2020. 9. 11. · Content taken from Allotment Month By Month |...
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Content taken from Allotment Month By Month | Available now Vegetable minestrone SERVES 4–6 CALS PER SERVING 250–167 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 2 carrots, finely diced 1 x 400 g can chopped Italian plum tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato purée 1 garlic clove, crushed salt and black pepper 1.5 litres (2 1 ⁄2 pints) chicken or vegetable stock 1 x 400 g can cannellini or red kidney beans, drained 250 g (8 oz) leeks, trimmed and finely sliced 125 g (4 oz) Savoy cabbage, finely shredded 2 tbsp arborio (risotto) rice grated Parmesan cheese, to serve 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion, celery, and carrots, and cook gently, stirring, for 5 minutes. 2 Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, and garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Stir, then pour in the stock and bring to a boil over a high heat. 3 Cover the pan and lower the heat so the soup is gently simmering. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. 4 Add the beans, leeks, cabbage, and rice, and simmer for a further 20 minutes. Taste for seasoning. 5 Serve hot, with a bowl of grated Parmesan cheese for everyone to help themselves. Cook’s know-how If you haven’t got arborio or any other type of risotto rice, use broken spaghetti instead. You will need 30 g (1 oz).
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Vegetable minestroneSERVES 4–6 CALS PER SERVING 250–167
2 tbsp olive oil1 onion, chopped2 celery stalks, chopped2 carrots, finely diced1 x 400 g can chopped Italian plum tomatoes1 tbsp tomato purée1 garlic clove, crushedsalt and black pepper1.5 litres (21⁄2 pints) chicken or vegetable stock1 x 400 g can cannellini or red kidney beans,
drained250 g (8 oz) leeks, trimmed and finely sliced125 g (4 oz) Savoy cabbage, finely shredded2 tbsp arborio (risotto) ricegrated Parmesan cheese, to serve
1Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion, celery, and carrots, and cook gently,
stirring, for 5 minutes.
2Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, and garlic, and season with salt and pepper.
Stir, then pour in the stock and bring to a boil over a high heat.
3Cover the pan and lower the heat so the soup is gently simmering. Cook for
15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4Add the beans, leeks, cabbage, and rice, and simmer for a further 20 minutes.
Taste for seasoning.
5Serve hot, with a bowl of grated Parmesan cheese for everyone to help themselves.
Cook’s know-howIf you haven’t got arborio
or any other type of risotto rice, use broken spaghetti
instead. You will need 30 g (1 oz).
