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Vegetable Minestrone

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 quart water
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 cup white onion neat small dice
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 1/4 cup carrot neat small dice
  • 1/2 cup roma tomato neat small dice (seeded and membrane removed)
  • 1/4 cup celery neat small dice
  • 1/4 cup yellow squash neat small dice (seeded)
  • 1/4 cup zucchini neat small dice
  • 1/4 cup garbonzo beans canned
  • 1/4 cup white beans canned
  • 1/4 cup green peas
  • 3 each bay leaves
  • 1 cup fresh spinach leaves

Method
 

  1. First, Sweat the onions, carrots, celery in 2 tablespoons olive oil for about 7-10 minutes. Next add 3 tablespoons white wine and let it almost evaporate. Next add the garlic, 2 parsley stems, and bay leaves and sweat for 1 minute, then add 1 1/4 quarts cups water and simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. Once the stock is flavorful add the garbanzo beans, tomatoes, zucchini, squash, peas and fresh spinach. cook for about 5 minutes to soften and season with salt and pepper.