Minestrone Soup | McCarthy Stone

Ingredients

• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 red onion
• 2 carrots
• 2 sticks of celery
• 1 courgette
• 1 small leek
• 1 large potato
• 1 x 400g tin of cannellini beans
• 2 rashers of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon
• olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 2 x 400g tins of plum tomatoes
• 1 litre organic vegetable stock
• 1 large handful of seasonal greens , such as savoy cabbage, curly kale, chard
• 100g wholemeal pasta
• 1/2 a bunch of fresh basil
• optional: Parmesan cheese