8 minestra and greens Recipes

whole foods web site : there are endless variations on this soup, but the main elements are meatballs and greens. in our recipe, we make meatballs of ground beef and pork, and we add plenty of fresh herbs and kale for the green component. while the name indicates that the soup might be served at an italian wedding, it is actually a mistranslation of minestra maritata, which refers to the marriage of greens and meat in the soup., ground beef, ground pork, egg, fresh white breadcrumbs, grated parmesan, chopped garlic, chopped fresh oregano, chopped flat leaf parsley, ground nutmeg, paprika, salt, pepper, unsalted butter, chopped garlic, chopped white onion, chopped carrot, salt, pepper, low-sodium chicken broth, water, whole tomatoes, drained and halved, orzo (rice shaped pasta), shredded kale

olive oil, garlic cloves (finely chopped ), dry salami, grated with a large-hole grater (or pepperoni), chicken stock, parmesan cheese, rind (or other hard cheese) (optional), cannellini beans (rinsed with cold water), heads escarole (or 1 head excarole mixed with dandelion greens or other greens, coarsely chopped), crushed red pepper flakes, fresh spinach (stemmed ), freshly grated parmesan cheese (for serving)

extra-virgin olive oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth, water, frozen shelled cranberry beans or 1 lb fresh cranberry beans, shelled, salt and freshly ground pepper, frozen string beans or 1 lb fresh string beans, cut into 2-inch lengths (4 cups), frozen flat green beans or 1/2 lb fresh flat green beans, cut into 2-inch lengths (2 cups), dried small tubular pasta , such as ditali (1/4 lb), chopped flat-leaf parsley, red wine vinegar, freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

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.)

garlic, minced, bacon, diced, olive oil, onion, chopped, escarole, coarsely chopped, white kidney beans (cannelloni), drained, chicken stock (see note below ), coarse or kosher salt, ground black pepepr, parmesan cheese, grated

peas, in the pod (4 cups shelled , frozen peas offer a quicker alternative), extra virgin olive oil, onions, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, leek , thoroughly washed and thinly sliced, celery heart, finely chopped, pancetta, finely chopped, mint leaf, finely chopped, lemon , juice and zest of, finely grated, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste