Winter minestrone soup and pesto croutons Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• sticks celery, chopped
• 1 medium potato, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped or crushed
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1l vegetable stock (from granules or a cube)
• 2 tsp chopped sage leaves OR
• 1 tsp dried sage
• few cabbage leaves, shredded
• 400g can haricot beans
• handful chopped parsley
• 2 handfuls of very small pasta shapes
• For the croutons:
• slices of crusty bread
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp pesto