Name: Cabbage minestrone
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 red onion; 200g red cabbage; 100g Savoy cabbage; 50g Cavoli nero or kale; 1 Tbsp tomato purée; 50g pasta (such as macaroni, penne ); 1 Tbsp thyme leaves; 1 litre vegetable stock

Cabbage minestrone

4 Apr 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

If you like cabbage you'll be in seventh heaven when you eat this soup. It's made with three different types of cabbage, which are mixed with pasta, making it a hearty, filling dish for a midweek supper or weekend lunch.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 red onion
200g red cabbage
100g Savoy cabbage
50g Cavoli nero or kale
1 Tbsp tomato purée
50g pasta (such as macaroni, penne )
1 Tbsp thyme leaves
1 litre vegetable stock

Instructions

Shred or slice the three types of cabbage thinly - but keep them apart.
Cut the onion in half, then slice thinly.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and sauté the onion for about 5 minutes. Add the red cabbage, tomato purée, thyme and stock.
Bring to the boil and add the pasta.
Cook for 10 minutes (covered), then add the two other sorts of cabbage .
Cook for a further five minutes, then serve.