Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week Zuppa di Verdure

Zuppa di Verdure.

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Zuppa di Verdure is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It's appreciated by millions daily. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Zuppa di Verdure is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook zuppa di verdure using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Zuppa di Verdure:

1. {Prepare 2 of medium carrots, peeled.
2. {Get 2 sticks of celery.
3. {Prepare 1 of large onion, peeled.
4. {Make ready 1 of medium potato, peeled.
5. {Get 1 of small parsnip, peeled.
6. {Get 1 of medium leek.
7. {Get 1 of small courgette, cut in half lengthways.
8. {Prepare 1/2 of a small spring cabbage or, more authentically, cavolo nero, chopped into 1 cm pieces.
9. {Make ready 150 g of green beans, cut into 1 cm lengths.
10. {Make ready 150 g of fresh peas, or frozen if fresh aren’t available.
11. {Make ready 1 handful of coarsely chopped flat leaf parsley.
12. {Take 1 of × 400 g can of borlotti, haricot, or flageolet beans (your choice), drained and rinsed.
13. {Take 1/4 teaspoon of dried sage.
14. {Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of dried tarragon.
15. {Make ready 1/4 teaspoon of dried thyme.
16. {Make ready of Olive oil for frying. Good olive oil for serving!.
17. {Take 2 litres of stock (chicken or vegetable). Use 3 stock cubes in 2 litres of boiling water if real stock is not available.
18. {Take of Salt to taste (diners can add pepper if they wish. It becomes a little too fierce if added during cooking.).
19. {Prepare 25 g of Parmesan cheese, finely grated, plus extra for serving (optional).

Steps to make Zuppa di Verdure:

1. Dice the carrots, celery, onion, potato, parsnip, leek and courgette into roughly 7mm cubes..
2. Gently fry the diced vegetables in the olive oil but do not let them brown..
3. When they are about half cooked, add the stock, the remaining vegetables, the herbs and, if using, the 25g of Parmesan..
4. Bring the soup to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender – perhaps 15 minutes..
5. Add the beans and cook for 5 more minutes..
6. Serve with a swirl of your best extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of Parmesan over each bowl..
7. This soup will reheat the next day, but it really does not freeze well as the vegetables turn mushy when defrosted..

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