Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 tsp Massel salt-reduced stock powder
• 1/4 brown onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup finely sliced celery
• 2 tsp mixed herbs
• 1/2 cup sliced carrots
• 1/2 cup green beans (frozen or fresh), sliced
• 1/2 cup cauliflower, chopped
• 1/4 cup wholemeal elbows or other pasta (use gluten-free pasta for GF option)
• 1 cup cooked/canned kidney beans
• 1/2 cup canned crushed tomatoes
• A couple of leaves of kale or silverbeet, sliced
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• 1 pinch paprika
• 1 pinch black pepper
• Iodised salt, to taste (optional)