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Green minestrone

This vegetarian minestrone is packed with vegetables making it high in gut-friendly fibre. Feel free to switch out or add any vegetables you have that need using up.

  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 ½ cups cooked cannellini beans (or 400g can, rinsed and drained)
  • 2 potatoes, peeled, diced
  • 3 cups reduced-salt vegetable stock
  • 2 cups water
  • 150g green beans, sliced
  • 1 large courgette, diced
  • 100g trimmed silver beet leaves, chopped
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons basil pesto, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add onion, fennel and celery and cook, stirring, for 6—7 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic and oregano and cook, stirring, for a further 1 minute, or until fragrant.

    2 Add cannellini beans, potato, stock and water to pan; bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until potato is tender. Add beans, courgette and silver beet and cook for 5 minutes or until veges are tender. Season with pepper.

    3 Divide soup among four serving bowls, top with a dollop of basil pesto and serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free stock and check pesto is gluten free.

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