Minestrone with Olive, Garlic and Cheese Bread Recipe | New Idea

Ingredients

• 2 tblsps olive oil
• 2 leeks, trimmed, washed, sliced (white part only)
• 100g sliced pancetta, finely chopped
• 2 tblsps tomato paste
• 1 tblsp Italian herbs stir-in paste
• 2 litres (8 cups) chicken stock
• 500g Desiree potatoes, peeled, cut into
• 1 1⁄2cm pieces
• 410g can crushed tomatoes
• 400g can four bean mix, drained, rinsed
• 1 medium zucchini (200g), trimmed, coarsely shredded
• Cracked black pepper, to taste
• OLIVE, GARLIC AND CHEESE BREAD
• 520g loaf kalamata olive sourdough
• 75g butter, chopped, at, room temperature
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 1⁄2 cups grated pizza cheese