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[Soups &amp; Salads](/life/food/recipes/soups-salads)

 /  05 April 2022  

#  Spring Minestrone  


This is a comforting soup, especially when the weather is sunny but still cold. It uses all the good flavours right now, including asparagus, peas, new potatoes and fresh herbs. Lemon ties this all together with a little white wine, but it's still a nourishing, healthy weekday dinner.  


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Serves

 2 

 



Total Time

 30 Minutes 

 



 

 

Ingredients

    2-3 tbsp of olive oil, plus more for garnishing  

   1 banana shallot, diced  

   3 garlic cloves, diced  

   200g of carrots, diced (3 medium)  

   200g of potatoes, halved  

   30ml of white wine  

   1 litre of hot vegetable stock  

   140g of asparagus, chopped  

   200-250g of tinned cannellini beans  

   150g of frozen or fresh peas  

   Handful of basil, roughly chopped  

   Handful of parsley, finely chopped  

   Zest of half a lemon and 1-2 tbsp of juice  

   Salt and pepper  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

Set a large saucepan to medium to high heat and add the olive oil. When hot add in the shallot and fry for 2 minutes before adding in the garlic, parsley and basil stalks. Cook for 1 minute and add the carrots and potatoes. Stir everything and add the wine.



 Step 2 

Simmer for 1-2 minutes and pour in the hot veg stock. Bring to the boil and then down to a simmer for about 14 minutes. Then add the asparagus and beans cooking for 4 minutes.



 Step 3 

Add the peas and simmer for another minute and take off the heat. Add the chopped herbs, season with salt and pepper, lemon zest and juice.



 Step 4 

Drizzle over the last glug of extra virgin olive oil.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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