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Minestrone
You can make this vegan by leaving out the pesto and substituting
water or vegetable broth and if you use defatted chicken broth or
vegetable broth and skip the sauteeing part or saute the veggies in
broth and leave out the pesto, it'll have < 1 gram of fat per serving.
I've made this before and it makes a lot of soup, so be sure to
use a BIG pot.
1 cup dried white beans (Navy or Great Northern)
2 cans condensed chicken broth (I used homemade)
salt
1 small head cabbage (1 1/2 lb)
4 carrots (1/2 lb)
4 medium potatoes (3/4 lb)
1 can (1 lb) Italian-style tomatoes
2 medium onions (1/2 lb)
1/4 cup salad or olive oil (I left this out)
1 stalk celery
2 zucchini (1/2 lb)
1 large fresh tomato
1 clove garlic (not enough. I put in 4 or 5 cloves, sliced, not pressed)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 cup broken-up thin spaghetti
Pesto Sauce
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves (what? dried? such blasphemy!)
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves
1/4 cup olive or salad oil
1/4 cup chopped pine nuts or walnuts
Day before, in bowl, cover beans with cold water. Refrigerate, covered,
overnight. Next day, drain. Turn chicken broth into a 1 quart measure,
add water to make 1 quart. Pour into 8-quart kettle with 2 more quarts
of water, 2 teaspoons salt and the beans.
Bring to boiling, reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 hour. Meanshile, wash
cabbage, and quarter, remove core with sharp knife. Slice each quarter
thinly. Pare carrots, slice on diagonal, 1/4 inch thick. Pare
potatoes, slice 1/2 inch thick, cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
Add to soup with canned tomatoes. Cover, cook 1/2 hour longer. Meanwhile,
peel onions; cut in half, slice thinly. In 1/4 cup hot oil in medium
skillet, saute onion, stirring, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Slice celery on diagonal, 1/4 inch thick.
Wash zucchini; slice into rounds 1/4 inch thick. Peel tomato: Hold
tomoato on fork over heat just to split skin; peel with knife. Slice
1/2 inch thick; cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Press 1 clove garlic. Add
vegetables to onion with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper.Cook slowly,
uncovered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Add to bean mixture with
1/4 cup parsley and spaghetti. Cook slowly, ocvered and stirring
occasionally, 30 minutes. Make Pesto Sauce. Cream ingredients in bowl
with spoon or mortar and pestle.
Blend butter with Parmesan, parsley, crushed garlic, basil and marjoram.
Gradually add oil, beating constantly. Add pine nuts, mix well.
Serve soup hot, topped with a spoonful of pesto sauce. In hot weather,
serve soup cold, without pesto. Serves 10.
Minestrone
3 tbs olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
4-5 cloves crushed garlic
1 cup minced celery
1 cup cubed carrot
1 cup sliced zucchini
1 cup chopped green pepper
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp oregano
1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley
1 tsp basil
2 cups tomato puree
3 1/2 cups water or stock
3 tbs red wine
1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas)
1/2 cup dry pasta
1 cup fresh chopped tomatoes
parmesan cheese
In a soup kettle, saute garlic and onions in olive oil until they are soft
and translucent. Add 1 tsp salt, carrot, celery. Mix well. Add oregano,
black pepper and basil. Cover and cook over low heat 5 -8 minutes. Add
zucchini, green pepper, stock, puree, cooked beans and wine. Cover, and
simmer 15 mins.
Add tomatoes and remaining salt. Keep at lowest heat until 10 minutes
before you plan to serve. Then, heat the soup to boiling, add pasta and
boil gently until pasta is tender. Serve immediately topped with parsley
and parmesan.
MINESTRA VERDE E BIANCA
2 cups light bouillion (veg, chicken, etc.)
5 cups water
4 cloves garlic. minced
1/2 leek, sliced
1/2 med green pepper, sliced
1 1/2 cups string beans, sliced in thirds
1 1/2 cups fusili (a rice-based fusili is best)
2 cups cooked canelli beans
1/2 med zucchini, sliced
2 cups caulifower, broken into small florets
1/3 cup, fresh dill, chopped
white miso
Optional or Alternate Ingredients
1 lb fresh spinach
1/3 cup, fresh basil
fresh grated parmesan cheese
Put the water and boullion in a soup pot with the garlic. Cook over
high heat until it comes to a boil.
Add the leek, green pepper, and fusilli, and bring back to a boil.
Immediately turn the heat down to low, add the string beans, and
cover. Simmer until the pasta is 3 minutes away from being al dente.
Mash half of the cannelli beans, and add the mashed and the unmashed
beans, and the zucchini and cauliflower. When pasta is al dente, remove
from heat and add the fresh dill.
To serve, put a tablespoon of miso into each bowl. Add some broth, and
stir till thoroughly mixed. Then, fill with the soup.
If you like, you can add some spinach when you add the beans, or use
basil instead of dill. If you use basil, you might wish to omit the miso,
and serve with salt and fresh grated parmesan.