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Minestrone Soup

Cooking
½1 ساعة
Preparation
15 دقيقة
Servings
12- 14

Ingredients

  • 1 cup canned cannelini beans
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 85 g smoked turkey, diced
  • 4 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 medium potatoes, cut into 1 cm cubes
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 5½ lt (22 cups) water
  • 2 fresh pay leaves
  • 1 courgette, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 1 small cabbage, cored and shredded
  • 1 Swiss chard, shredded
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 225 g dialini pasta

Preparation

  1. In a food processor, combine the smoked turkey, garlic and 2 tbsp olive oil and pulse to make a fine paste.
  2. Heat the remaining 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large pot and add the smoked turkey paste and cook for about 4 minutes.
  3. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
  4. Add the potatoes and cook for another 3 minutes, until they begin to stick to the bottom of the pan.
  5. Push the vegetables to the side and make a well in the center. Add the tomato paste in the well and stir for 2 minutes.
  6. Return the vegetables to the center of the pot and stir well to coat them with the tomato paste.
  7. Add the water, bay leaves, carrot, celery, courgette, cabbage, Swiss chard, salt and white beans, bring to a boil then cover and cook for about 1¼ hours until all the vegetables are tender.
  8. Meanwhile cook the pasta in salted boiling water and add to the soup just before serving.
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