Red pesto minestrone soup - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 1 carrot , finely chopped
• 1 celery stick , finely chopped
• ½ Savoy cabbage , leaves shredded and the core finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• ½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)
• 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1.5 litres low-salt vegetable stock
• 4 tbsp red pesto (check it’s vegetarian if needed)
• 100g dried lasagne sheets , roughly snapped
• 20g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, grated, to serve