Minestrone Soup | Sweetwater Organic Farm

Ingredients

• 2 Tbs. olive oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 large leeks, white and light green parts only, cleaned and sliced
• 2 medium carrots
• 2 celery stocks, chopped
• salt
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ head cabbage shredded or collards, stemmed and sliced thinly
• 8 cups water
• 2 medium potatoes, scrubbed and diced
• 2 turnips, peeled and diced
• 1 can (14 oz) chopped tomatoes with juice
• 1 tsp oregano
• fresh basil leaves
• 1 Parmesan rind
• a few sprigs each parsley and thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 8 oz lima beans
• 8 ox frozen peas
• ½ lb green beans, cut into 1” lengths
• 8 oz Tuscan kale, and turnip greens, stemmed, washed well and shredded or chopped
• ½ cup soup pasta