Italian bean and cabbage soup
This Italian bean and cabbage soup is a simplified version of the famous Tuscan bean soup. It can be thrown together in no time but the result is a healthy, hearty and very comforting soup that can warm you up during cold evenings while boosting your immune system.
Ingredients
Method
- Roughly chop the onion and carrot, then slice the celery.
- Shred the cabbage into thin strips.
- Drain the beans.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onion, carrot & celery pieces together with the thyme and gently cook for 5 minutes .
- Pour in the stock and tinned tomatoes, then add the beans. Bring to the boil then simmer, under cover, for 10 minutes. Add the kale strips and cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Season to taste and serve with shaving of Parmesan if you like.