Minestrone Soup.

This is a very popular soup that is made with very finely chopped vegetables and a few strands of spaghetti but none the less tastes wonderful and is most importantly very quick and utterly simple to make! Lets roll then...

Ingredients:

4 Carrots peeled and finely chopped

2 small Turnips peeled and finely chopped

2 Potatoes peeled and finely chopped

3 stems of Celery finely chopped

4 big Tomatoes pureed

1 small Leek finely chopped

1 cup Cabbage finely chopped

3 cups Water

25 gm Butter

2 cloves of Garlic

25 gm Spaghetti

Salt to Taste

Pepper to Taste

1 cup Cream Cheese

Method:

• Take a thick bottomed pan and heat the butter.
• Then add the carrots, potatoes, celery, turnips and garlic and cook until translucent.
• Then add the water and bring to a boil and cook covered for another 15 minutes over medium heat or until the vegetables are cooked through.
• Then add the tomato puree, cabbage, leeks and spaghetti and again bring to a boil and then cook uncovered for another 15 minutes over low heat.
• Add the seasonings.
• Add the cream cheese and serve hot!

Tip:

1. Blanch the tomatoes for a minute or so in boiling water and remove their skin before pureeing. This will improve the taste and texture of your soup.
2. You can use spring onions if you do not have leeks and if you do not have those... well just add onions :)
3. For those on a diet... needless to say... avoid the cheese darlings!

Happy Eating!