Chicken Soup with Pastina and Greens from Soup: A Way of Life by Barbara Kafka

Ingredients

• 1 head escarole [Batavia], washed in several changes of water and cut across into 2-inch (5-cm) strips
• 1 medium bunch broccoli di rape, washed, tough stems discarded, and tops and leaves cut across into 2-inch (5-cm) pieces, or
• 1 small onion, very finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 cups (2 l) Basic Chicken Stock or commercial chicken broth
• 4 medium cloves garlic, unpeeled, tied in a cheesecloth bag
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• ½ cup (60 g) pastina
• 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving