Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:

2tbsp of olive oil
1 onion,chopped
2 garlic cloves,roughly chopped
2 carrots, peeled and diced
2 medium courgettes,diced
1 large tin (400g) of chopped tomatoes
1tbsp of fresh basil,roughly chopped freshly
ground black pepper
1 large tin(400g) of cannellini beans,drained and rinsed
¼ green cabbage,chopped
1tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese

Method:

1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat.
2. Add the onion and garlic and gently fry, without browning, for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the carrots, celery and courgettes, and cook for further 4-5 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomatoes.
5. Fill the tomato can with water twice and mix into the vegetables
along with the chopped basil.
6. Season with freshly ground balck pepper and then simmer gently for 30 minutes.
7. Add the cannellini beans and the cabbage, and simmer gently for a further 30 minutes
8. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan just before serving.