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Healthy & Hearty Sardinian Minestrone Soup

This Sardinian Minestrone Soup is packed with nutrition and wellness and will keep you full and satisfied for a long time. The flavours are so delicious and really wonderful soup recipe!
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 1 carrot finely diced
  • 1 celery stalk finely diced
  • 1 fennel bulb diced
  • 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 150 g fregola Sardinian toasted semolina pasta or small pasta
  • 400 g can borlotti beans drained
  • 800 ml vegetable or chicken stock or water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 piece Parmesan cheese rind optional
  • 300 g broad beans podded
  • 2 tomatoes peeled and chopped
  • ½ small green cabbage
  • 150 g green beans trimmed and halved
  • 2 courgettes zucchini, thinly sliced
  • 100 g peas fresh or frozen
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and fennel. Cook gently for 10-15 minutes until softened and starting to color.
  2. Add garlic and cook for another minute. Stir in fregola pasta and borlotti beans.
  3. Pour in stock or water, add bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, and Parmesan rind (if using). Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to keep the soup at a gentle simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, blanch broad beans in boiling water for 1 minute, drain, rinse with cold water, then peel the skins off and set aside.
  5. Add tomatoes to the soup and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Add cabbage, green beans, courgettes, and peeled broad beans. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes until the green vegetables are tender.
  7. Add peas and cook for another minute. Adjust seasoning and add a squeeze of lemon if desired.
  8. For the herb dressing, finely chop basil and parsley, mix with olive oil, or blend in a blender. Serve the soup with the basil dressing and sprinkle grated Parmesan on top.