Minestrone
White beans, seasonal veg, ditalini and olive oil finish.
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The finishing drizzle of raw extra-virgin olive oil is the secret - Italians do it on every soup. Cooked oil tastes flat; raw oil is bright and peppery and ties everything together. Don't skip.
Ingredients
Everything below makes 6 servings.
- 3 tbspolive oil
- 1 mediumyellow oniondiced
- 2 mediumcarrotsdiced
- 2 stalkscelerydiced
- 4garlic clovesminced
- 1 mediumYukon gold potato1/2-inch cubes
- 1 mediumzucchini1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cupcanned crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (15 oz)cannellini beansdrained and rinsed
- 6 cupsvegetable stock
- ¾ cupditalini pasta
- 2 cupslacinato kalestems stripped, leaves chopped
- 1 sprigfresh rosemary
- 2 tspkosher salt
- ½ tspblack pepper
- 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oilfor finishing
In the app these rescale to however many people you're feeding.
Nutrition
Per serving, as written.
- 280calories
- 11gprotein
- 42gcarbs
- 8gfat
Swaps move these numbers. A different protein or base changes them.
Instructions
Knife work first, then the stove. Nothing below asks you to chop while something burns.
- Dice onion, carrot, celery. Mince garlic.
- Cube potato and zucchini into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Strip and chop kale. Drain and rinse the beans.
Soffritto
Heat olive oil in the pot over medium. Add onion and carrot and celery and salt. Cook 8 min until softened and sweet - don't rush this; it's the flavor base. Add garlic, cook 1 min.
8 min · hands onBuild broth
Stir in crushed tomatoes, cook 2 min. Add potato, zucchini, beans, stock, rosemary sprig, and remaining salt. Bring to a boil, then drop to simmer.
5 min · hands onSimmer
Simmer uncovered 20 min until potato is tender. Stir occasionally.
20 min · hands offPasta and kale
Add ditalini and kale. Simmer 8-10 min more until pasta is tender. Fish out the rosemary sprig. Taste - adjust salt and pepper.
10 min · hands offFinish
Ladle into bowls. Drizzle each with a generous spoon of extra-virgin olive oil - this is the move that ties it together.
2 min · hands onMake it yours
Every swap here is one Maui already knows how to make, including what it does to the timing.
Stir in 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken in the last 5 min of simmer. Adds about 5 minutes.
Brown 1 lb ground turkey with the onion before adding stock. Adds about 8 minutes.
Make 6 grilled cheese sandwiches while soup simmers. Adds about 8 minutes.
Drop a 2-inch parm rind in with the stock; finish bowls with grated parm.
What keeps
Soup keeps 4 days fridge or 2 months frozen - actually better on day 2. Cook pasta SEPARATELY if storing more than a day, or it bloats in the broth.
Reheat gently on stovetop with a splash of water.
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