Living The Gourmet Minestrone Soup

Category: Soups & Salads | Blog URL: http://livingthegourmet.blogspot.com/2010/02/minestrone-soup.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: Lady Catherine Gourmet

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil

1 large onion – chopped

5 cloves garlic – crushed & chopped

2 carrots – diced

2 stalks celery – diced

1 – 1lb 13oz. can of red kidney beans – drained

2 inches piece of Romano Cheese

2 cups of crushed tomatoes

6 cups of chicken broth

1 cup of shredded cabbage

3 zucchini – diced

1/2 cup parsley – chopped

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon dried oregano

Preparation

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and garlic. Cook until the onion is clear. Add the carrots, celery and parsley and continue to cook for about 5 minutes. Add the chunk of cheese, crushed tomato and the broth. Cover and cook at a low simmer for about 30 minutes.

Add the cabbage, zucchini, beans and spices and simmer for another 30 minutes. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil and grated cheese.