Harvest Minestrone Soup

Name: Harvest Minestrone Soup
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 large onion (finely chopped.); 2 sticks of celery finely sliced.; 1 leek finely sliced (discard the dark tops.); 2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped.); 2 medium carrots (finely sliced.); 1 medium (chopped courgette or squash.); 12 sliced green beans.; 1 sliced sweet red pepper.; A handful of chopped parsley.; 1 carton or tin of chopped organic tomatoes (use chopped fresh ones, if you have plenty to use up - no need to peel); 1 can of drained (cannellini beans.); 1 litre of good chicken broth (preferably homemade, but organic bouillon powder will do); The stripped corn from a cob of sweetcorn (only because I had lots in the garden and it looked pretty!); A handful of orzo pasta grains.; Grated parmesan and sliced ciabatta to serve.

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The great thing about minestrone is that it uses everything up; it’s a marvellous way to use all the bits and pieces in the fridge, and make sure that nothing

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Ingredients

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion (finely chopped.)
2 sticks of celery finely sliced.
1 leek finely sliced (discard the dark tops.)
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped.)
2 medium carrots (finely sliced.)
1 medium (chopped courgette or squash.)
12 sliced green beans.
1 sliced sweet red pepper.
A handful of chopped parsley.
1 carton or tin of chopped organic tomatoes (use chopped fresh ones, if you have plenty to use up - no need to peel)
1 can of drained (cannellini beans.)
1 litre of good chicken broth (preferably homemade, but organic bouillon powder will do)
The stripped corn from a cob of sweetcorn (only because I had lots in the garden and it looked pretty!)
A handful of orzo pasta grains.
Grated parmesan and sliced ciabatta to serve.