Description
Green Minestrone di Verdure is an authentic Italian vegetarian soup made without tomatoes, featuring cabbage, potatoes, beans, and finished with fresh basil pesto.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 small onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 2 cups green cabbage, shredded
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 8 sprigs thyme
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 quarts low sodium vegetable stock
- 1.5 cups golden potatoes, diced
- 1.5 teaspoons sea salt
- 15 ounces canned borlotti or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup baby arugula or spinach
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 4-inch Parmesan rind (optional)
- 1 bunch fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts, walnuts, or hazelnuts
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic
- Pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery, and carrot with a pinch of salt and sauté for 10 minutes.
- Add sliced garlic, rosemary, thyme, and peppercorns and stir to coat.
- Stir in shredded cabbage and cook 5 to 10 minutes until wilted.
- Add diced potatoes, Parmesan rind, and vegetable stock and bring to a simmer.
- Cook about 10 minutes until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in drained beans and adjust seasoning with sea salt.
- Add arugula or spinach and allow to wilt.
- Blend basil, olive oil, garlic, nuts, lemon juice, and salt until smooth to make pesto.
- Ladle soup into bowls and top with spoonfuls of pesto before serving.
Notes
- For a vegan option omit the Parmesan rind and grated cheese.
- Add pesto only when serving to keep flavors bright.
- Store leftovers refrigerated up to 4 days without pesto for best results.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
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Nutrition
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