Minestrone Primavera 'Spring Soup'
by Jay Wadams
Full of fresh, bright green spring veg, this classic Italian soup recipe is healthy and delicious. Minestrone Primavera or Spring Soup will feed 4-6 as a light meal.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 zucchini halved and thickly sliced
- 1 large leek root and dark green trimmed, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1.5 litres chicken or vegetable stock
- 100 g green beans trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces
- 100 g frozen peas
- 100 g broad beans shelled
- 400 g can of cannellini beans
- 100 g pasta stars (stelline)
- 8 asparagus spears cut into bite sized pieces
- sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
to serve:
- shaved Parmesan
- 1 bunch fresh basil
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Instructions
- SAUTÉ THE VEGETABLES: In a large saucepan over a medium heat, warm the butter and the oil together until the butter is melted. Add the zucchini, leek and garlic and cook, stirring for 5 minutes, or until the leek and zucchini have softened, but not browned.
- ADD THE OTHER INGREDIENTS: Add the chicken or vegetable stock to the pan, along with the green beans, peas, broad beans, cannellini beans and pasta stars. Bring to the boil, stirring as the stars will sink to the bottom and try to catch on the bottom of the pan, then turn the heat down to a simmer and add the asparagus.
- SIMMER: Simmer for 5-10 minutes until the vegetables and pasta are tender to your liking, season to taste with salt and pepper. If you are using stock cubes it will probably be salty enough, if you are using fresh unsalted stock it will need a fair bit of salt, probably around 2 teaspoons. As always, err on the side of caution, add salt, stir well, taste and add more if necessary.
- SERVE: Serve in warmed bowls topped with some torn basil leaves and with plenty of shaved Parmesan along with some crusty bread for dipping.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 818mg | Potassium: 941mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3565IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 5mg