Italian Recipes
MINESTRONE DI VERDURE

MINESTRONE DI VERDURE

Minestrone of Vegetables

How to make the Minestrone of Vegetables:

Shell the fava beans and the green peas (keep them separate). Peel, seed and chop the tomatoes. Slice the onions. Wash and slice the zucchini without peeling them.

Clean, rinse and mince the basil and parsley. Place all the vegetables in a pot in this order: first the tomatoes at the bottom of the pot, then the onions on top, the zucchini over them, then the lettuce and the green peas; finally, sprinkle with half the parsley and add the fava beans. Drizzle with oil.

Cover the pot and cook over medium flame. Do not stir for about 10 min., until the vegetables at the bottom of the pot release their water.

Add the beef broth, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Stir, cover the pot and let cook on a very low flame for about an hour (do not add any water while the minestrone is cooking.) When ready, add the rest of the parsley and serve.

Note:
Neither rice nor pasta should be added to this minestrone.

Recipe courtesy of The Italian Trade Commission.

Serves 4-6

Italian recipes summary

BREAD, PIZZA and FOCACCIA
SAUCES and DRESSINGS
Appetizers: VEGETABLES
Appetizers: UOVA and FRITTATA
Appetizers: MEAT and CHEESE
Appetizers: FISH
First Courses: SOUPS
First Courses: DRIED PASTA
First Courses: FRESH PASTA
First Courses: STUFFED FRESH PASTA
First Courses: RICE, POLENTA and GNOCCHI
Main Courses: BEEF and VEAL
Main Courses: PORK, LAMB and GOAT
Main Courses: POULTRY and GAME
Main Courses: FISH
Main Courses: SNAILS, FROGS, INNARDS and more
SALADS and SIDE ORDERS
DESSERTS
ICE CREAM