Wholesome Spring Minestrone Soup
This simple minestrone is perfect for a light midweek lunch or dinner. These are the top reasons why we think you will adore it:
- One-pot dish made in one hour
- rich vegetable soup filled with carrots, beans, savoy cabbage, peas, and tomatoes
- a lovely family meal that kids and adults will enjoy
- Use your favorite mini pasta to make it even more fun
- In Easter time, use leftover Easter ham
- Feel free to store and reheat the next day
Essential ingredients
This recipe is simple to prepare, and we'll need easily accessible ingredients. It offers a lovely and simple way to use leftover vegetables from the fridge. Below, you can find the whole recipe, and in the next few lines, you can get more information about the ingredients.
Vegetables - This rich, colorful soup contains so many delicious vegetables. We use carrots, peas, beans, cabbage, and savoy cabbage. Use seasonal vegetables that you have at home.
Pasta - mini soup pasta is a great choice to elevate this minestrone and make it more filling.
Ham - Feel free to use leftover Easter ham or ham hock. You can also make the minestrone meatless by omitting the ham.
Storing
This spring Minestrone Soup can easily be stored in the fridge. It can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days. Before serving, reheat well in a pot on the stove.
How to make Spring Minestrone Soup at home (video)
Check this short video to learn how to make the most delicious Spring Minestrone Soup at home.
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Made in collaboration with SEB d.o.o.
METHOD
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Prepare the vegetables
Prepare the vegetables. Thinly slice the celery, cut the cabbage into small pieces. Peel the onion and dice it. Peel the carrot and cut it into large pieces.
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Pan-fry the vegetables
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Kuhamo mineštro
Dodamo vodo od kuhanja šunke ali zelenjavno jušno osnovo ali vodo. Poljubno lahko za okus dodamo še parmezanovo skorjo za okus. Počakamo, da mineštra zavre, nato zmanjšamo ogenj, pokrijemo s pokrovom in kuhamo 20 minut.
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Mineštra
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