Minestrone

I've got one last soup recipe for you. Spring is coming, but it's still a little cold out there, so soups should not be banished just yet. This minestrone recipe is fabulous. So fresh, so tasty and most importantly, so so filling!! There's quite a lot of chopping involved but it's worth it. And if you make a big batch, you can freeze individual portions, which is really quite handy.

Ingredients

• 3 large carrots, roughly chopped
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 4 celery sticks, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 large potatoes, cut into small dice
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 2L vegetable stock
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 400g can butter or cannellini beans
• 140g spaghetti, snapped into short lengths
• 1/2 head savoy cabbage, shredded

Method

• Heat the oil in a pan, add the chopped carrot, onion, celery, garlic and potatoes. Cook on a high heat for 5min until softened.
• Stir in the tomato puree, stock and tomatoes. Bring to the boil then turn down the heat and simmer, covered for 10min.
• Tip in the beans and pasta, then cook for another 10min. Add the cabbage for the final 2min.

(Recipe from Good Food here)

Oh and by the way, I forgot to tell you (but I'm sure you eagle eyed readers have already noticed!) I've added a new link at the top of my blog. If you click on My Recipes, you'll get a list of all the recipes I've blogged about with links back to the relevant posts. Just to make it easier for you to find your favourite recipes! :-)