Quick Minestrone Soup - Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large brown onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons Madras (or other mild) curry powder
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ small bunch celery (approx. 3 cups), diced
• 4 carrots (approx 3½ cups, 400 grams), diced
• ½ butternut pumpkin (approx. 4 cups, 400 grams), skin on, diced
• ½ swede turnip, diced, optional
• 400 grams tin diced tomatoes
• 400 grams tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed well (see tips)
• 400 grams tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed well (see tips)
• ¼ cabbage, finely chopped (approx. 3 cups)
• 8 cups (2 litres) vegetable stock
• 2 teaspoons Vegemite, or more to taste
• Fresh basil and/or parsley, chopped