Spring Minestrone Soup | Jernej Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 celery stalks
• 1/2 cabbage
• 6 savoy cabbage leaves
• 1 onion
• 4 carrots
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp oregano
• 6 Cherry tomatoes
• 2 litres (8 cups) preserved ham cooking water or vegetable stock
• 100 g (3.5 oz) mini soup pasta
• 200 g (7 oz) cooked smoked ham hock
• 100 g (2/3 cup) canned beans, drained
• 100 g (2/3 cup) frozen peas
• 100 g (2/3 cup) sliced frozen green beans