Tuscan Minestrone, My Way

Name: Tuscan Minestrone, My Way
Ingredients: 2 zucchini; 1 onion; 1 carrot; 1 celery stalk; To taste, garlic; 1 bunch basil; 8 3/4 cups Swiss chard (about 250 grams); 8 3/4 cups lacinato kale (about 250 grams); Half a head of savoy cabbage; 3 1/2 ounces green beans (about 100 grams); 7 ounces canned peeled tomatoes (about 200 grams); To taste, olive oil; To taste, salt; To taste, black pepper; 1 vegetable bouillon cube; 4 slices toasted bread brushed with garlic; To taste, Pecorino cheese; 7 ounces guanciale (about 200 grams); 1 can cannellini beans; Pasta, as desired

Anna Vella @passionidifarro

With these slightly rainy days and plenty of vegetables to use up, a nice minestrone is just perfect. This might even be the last one of the winter season, so it's a great time to enjoy it—especially if you love vegetables like I do. Tuscan minestrone is really flavorful and delicious. I left out the guanciale, cannellini beans, and pasta because I prefer it this way, served with toasted bread brushed with garlic. But you can add them to make it even more amazing.

Anna Vella @passionidifarro

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Ingredients

2zucchini
1onion
1carrot
1celery stalk
To taste, garlic
1 bunchbasil
8 3/4 cupsSwiss chard (about 250 grams)
8 3/4 cupslacinato kale (about 250 grams)
Halfa head of savoy cabbage
3 1/2 ouncesgreen beans (about 100 grams)
7 ouncescanned peeled tomatoes (about 200 grams)
To taste, olive oil
To taste, salt
To taste, black pepper
1vegetable bouillon cube
4 slicestoasted bread brushed with garlic
To taste, Pecorino cheese
For a heartier minestrone:
7 ouncesguanciale (about 200 grams)
1 cancannellini beans
Pasta, as desired

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Steps

1

Chop all the vegetables into cubes, except for the savoy cabbage, lacinato kale, and Swiss chard, which you should slice into strips.
2

Place all the vegetables in a pot with 6 1/3 cups water (about 1.5 liters). Cook until all the vegetables are tender.
3

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add a vegetable bouillon cube if you like.
4

Serve with toasted bread brushed with garlic and sprinkle with a little Pecorino cheese.