Nutritious, crowd-pleaser, traditional, comforting... our #JustDelicious minestrone served with a pizza dog is a winter dinner winner. Bellissima!
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 50 min
Serves: 4
| Ingredients: |
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| Soup |
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| 60 ml | olive oil |
| 1 | onion, chopped |
| 2 cloves | garlic, finely chopped |
| 2 | carrots, peeled and sliced |
| 2 sticks | celery, sliced |
| 2 | potatoes, peeled and cubed |
| 6 | baby marrows, sliced |
| 60 ml | tomato paste |
| 5 ml | origanum |
| 5 ml | thyme |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| 1 can | chopped tomatoes |
| 2 L | vegetable stock |
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| salt |
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| ground black pepper |
| 1 can | cannellini beans |
| Pizza Dog |
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| 4 | Eskort Smoked Viennas |
| 4 | hotdog rolls |
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| butter for rolls |
| 15 ml | oil, for frying |
| 200 g | baby tomatoes, sliced |
| 60 g | mozzarella cheese, grated |
| small handful | fresh basil |
Method:
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Heat oil in a large pot and add onions, garlic carrots, celery, potatoes and baby marrows and fry for 8 - 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
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Add tomato paste, origanum, thyme and bay leaf and stir.
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Add chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock and stir to combine.
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Season with salt and pepper, cover partially with a lid and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes until vegetables have just softened.
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Remove lid and add beans, simmer for 12 - 15 minutes until beans have softened, then remove from heat. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry smoked Viennas until cooked.
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Remove from heat and set aside.
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Slice open and butter rolls and assemble each with a smoked Vienna, some grated mozzarella, a few slices of tomato and some fresh basil.
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Before serving soup, remove bay leaf.
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Serve warm with pizza dogs on the side.
