Green Minestrone Soup Recipe with Spinach Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 leek, trimmed and sliced
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 6 cups (1.5L) vegetable stock
• 2 zucchini, thinly sliced into rounds
• 1 bunch broccolini, cut into small florets
• 150g green beans, trimmed and chopped
• Finely grated parmesan, to serve
• Red vein sorrel leaves, to serve
• Dumplings
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
• ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves
• ½ cup (125ml) buttermilk
• ⅔ cup (100g) plain flour
• 1 tsp table salt
• 1 egg, beaten