10 and potato minestra Recipes

onions or 1 leek, chopped coarsely, garlic, chopped coarsely, celery ribs, chopped coarsely, extra virgin olive oil, tuscan kale or 1/2 lb cabbage or 1/2 lb kale or 1/2 lb swiss chard, shredded, cabbage, shredded, carrots, quartered,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, winter squash, peeled,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, all purpose potato, peeled,cut into 1/2 inch chunks, rosemary, thyme, fresh sage leaves, bay leaf, bean broth or 7 cups water, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, cooked white beans, toasted rustic bread, 1 3/4 inches thick rubbed with, garlic

onion, chopped, water, chicken stock cubes, parsley, chopped, celery leaves, chopped, carrots, grated, potatoes, diced, celery, finely diced, napolitana spaghetti sauce, cream-style corn

olive oil, garlic, minced, dried sage, tomatoes, drained or 2 cups chopped fresh tomato, diced peeled red potato, cooked pinto or kidney beans, salt to taste, black pepper to taste, water or vegetable broth, fresh pasta (homemade or from refrigerated section in grocery store--fettuccine works well), garnish: grated parmesan cheese

extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, leek, cleaned and cut into evenly sized pieces, dried borlotti beans (1/2 lb) or 250 g cranberry beans, soaked overnight in cold water (1/2 lb), new potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice ) or 450 g yellow fin potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice) or 450 g red potatoes (1 lb, 1/4-in dice) or 450 g white potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-cm dice (1 lb, 1/4-in dice), carrots, peeled, cut into 1cm dice (1/2 lb, 1/4-in dice ), celery ribs, cut into 1cm dice (1/4-in dice ), beefsteak tomatoes or 1 slicing tomato, skinned and chopped, rosemary sprig, leaves finely chopped, dried oregano, water (2 qts & 3 oz), smoked ham hock (2.64 lbs) or 1 kg smoked gammon steak, cubed (2.2 lbs.), green beans, trimmed and cut into 1cm pieces (1/2 lb, 1/4-in dice ), courgettes (1/4-in dice ) or 2 zucchini, cut into 1cm dice (1/4-in dice), green cabbage , core removed and thinly sliced (1.1 lb), dried tagliatelle pasta noodles, broken into 5cm pieces (2.65 oz), chopped fresh oregano, flat leaf parsley, chopped (.35 oz), water (1 qt.)

french beans, swede, vegetable marrows, haricot beans, garlic cloves, tomatoes, pumpkin, potatoes, parsley, sweet basil (plenty), cheese, oil, saffron

extra virgin olive oil (evoo), smoky bacon, chopped (about 6 slices), red potatoes, cut into small cubes, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, kale, stemmed and shredded (or chopped ), chicken stock, cannellini beans, rinsed, freshly grated nutmeg, salt and pepper, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese , for serving

cannelini or other dried white beans, soaked overnight, potatoes, onion, stalk celery, slab bacon or pancetta, fresh or 1 dried bay leaves, vegetables broth, uncooked white rice, black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, parmigiano cheese

dried borlotti beans, soaked for 8 hours, drained and rinsed, potato, roughly chopped, onion, roughly chopped, celery stalk, roughly chopped, carrot, roughly chopped, fresh bay leaf, fresh sage leaves, fresh rosemary sprig, italian parsley, garlic clove, pearl barley, pancetta or slab bacon, finely chopped, salt and pepper, extra-virgin olive oil