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Delicious easy to make soup featuring onions, carrots, summer squash, kale, pasta and white beans

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time45 Min

Ready In55 MinDifficulty LevelEasy

Health IndexHealthy++Servings6

CuisineItalianCourseAppetizer

TasteSavourFeelJuicy

MethodBoilingSpecialityPart of Menu

Main IngredientVegetableInterest GroupHealthy

Recipe Story

Everytime I make this its different, try substituting for the kale either spinach or chard, try eggplant chunks, try fresh basil etc - use vegetable stock to make it vegetarian add italian sausage chunks if you want more meat

Ingredients

2 Tbs olive oil

1 onion, chopped

1 cup chopped carrots

1.5 cup chopped celery

1 leek halved and chopped (whit and pale green part only)

1-2 cloves garlic, chopped

4-6 cups chicken broth

15 oz can diced tomatoes

1 parmesan cheese rind

1 summer squash halved lengthwise and diced

1 zucchini, halved lengthwise and diced

1 bunch kale, leaves only, cut into long strips

0.5-1 cup dried small tube pasta like ditalini

15 oz can cannellini beans rinsed and drained

1 bay leaf

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried mixed herbs, if on hand and desired, like herbs de province

fleur de sel (sea salt)

fresh ground black pepper

Directions

heat olive oil in soup pot, add onion, carrots and celery and leek and garlic and saute briefly over medium
heat until onions are translucent (about 5 mins)
add 4 cups chicken broth and tomatoes, dried herbs (including bay leaf) and salt and pepper to taste. Add parmesan rind.
Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 10 mins. Add summer squash, zucchini and kale, let simmer 10 minutes more. add additional broth if desired.
Stir in pasta and beans and bring to a boil again, lower heat and let cook 10 mins more. Serve with grated parmesan if desired
(do not eat parmesan rind)

Editors Review

Summer is a season of soups when you want to eat light and this hearty summer minestrone is a perfect answer to it, as it is a complete meal in itself. For soup lovers, this a little bowl of happiness, as they need not bother about their main course. So add a little minestrone to your family's summer treats. Watch the video for the exact recipe.