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Vegetable Minestrone Soup

A delicious Italian soup — make it and see for yourself! I adore Italian cooking for its boldness and its riot of flavors. Minestrone is a wonderful tomato-based soup. I love it for its rich, vivid taste, and made with vegetable broth it comes out very light yet plenty filling. It's my family's favorite soup!

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Vegetable minestrone soup
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 18 % 4 g
Fats 27 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 55 % 12 g
112 kcal
GI: 64 / 36 / 0
  • If you're using dried beans like I do, soak them for 2–3 hours in cold water first to speed up cooking. Unsoaked beans take longer to cook. To save time, you can also use canned beans.
    1. Cover the beans with cold water by about 2 cm (¾ inch) and set them over the heat. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to moderate and cook until tender. Drain the liquid (or save it to use as broth, if you like).
    1. While the beans cook, peel and wash the onion and carrots and cut them into small cubes. 3. Wash the broccoli, break it into florets, and cut those into small pieces too. 4. In a large pot or deep skillet, heat the olive oil, add the chopped onion, carrots, and broccoli, and sauté for a few minutes. 5. Peel and wash the potatoes and cut them like the other vegetables. 6. Dip the tomatoes into boiling water for a few minutes. Peel off the skins and remove the seeds, then dice the flesh. 7. To the sautéed vegetables, add the prepared tomatoes and potatoes, the tomato paste, the chopped parsley, and the finely grated garlic. Pour in the broth. 8. Season with salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10–15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft and nearly done. 9. Add the pasta and beans and cook another 5–8 minutes, until the pasta is done. Serve the minestrone hot with Parmesan grated over the top. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in their skins - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Beans - 328  kcal/100g
  • White beans - 352  kcal/100g
  • Scarlet runner beans - 23  kcal/100g
  • Frozen beans (300 g pack) - 102  kcal/100g
  • Pasta, premium grade, fortified - 337  kcal/100g
  • Pasta, premium grade, milk - 309  kcal/100g
  • Pasta, premium grade, egg - 342  kcal/100g
  • Pasta, grade 1 flour - 333  kcal/100g
  • Pasta, premium-grade flour - 338  kcal/100g
  • Boiled pasta - 135  kcal/100g
  • Pasta - 338  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Broccoli - 33  kcal/100g
  • Parsley - 45  kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Parmesan cheese, 45% fat - 389  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable broth - 13  kcal/100g

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