Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil

45g butter (or guee)

2 onions diced

3 carrots diced

3 sticks of celery diced

250g of potatoes

2 zucchinis diced

¼ cabbage thinly sliced or grated

90g green beans stringed and cut

1 ½ ltrs of water Vegetable stock cubes (or home-made stock)

2 x 400g whole peeled tomatoes

1 cannellini beans

6 bacon rashes, remove fat, cut into small pieces and lightly sauté (optional)

Salt and pepper

Method:

1. Lightly sauté onions, carrots, celery, potatoes.

2. Add stock, canned tomatoes – bring to boil then turn down to a simmer.

3. Add zucchini, green beans, cabbage and season with salt and pepper - simmer on low for 1 hour.

4. Add cannellini beans and bacon the last 15 minutes

5. Serve with shaved parmesan cheese and sourdough bread