Chunky Minestrone

Recipe Ingredients

1		Onion - peeled, chopped (large)
2		Garlic cloves - minced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
2		Carrots - pared, sliced
24		Mushrooms (small)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried thyme
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried basil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried savory
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried oregano
2		Vegetable stock
12		Plum tomatoes - peeled, seeded,
		And coarsely chopped
1		Green pepper - cored, seeded, (small)
		And cut into 1" dice
4 oz	113g	Green beans - snapped, and
		Cut to 1" lengths
4 oz	113g	Wax beans - snapped, and
		Cut to 1" lengths
1 cup	237ml	Fresh peas
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

In soup pot, saute onion and garlic in oil to soften. Add carrots and mushrooms; saute two minutes. Stir in thyme, basil, savory and oregano. Add stock, tomatoes, green pepper, green and wax beans, peas, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; simmer 20 minutes.

Adjust seasoning. Serve with crusty bread and, if desired, grated Parmesan cheese.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Susan Wolfe on the http://www.eclix.net Food BB

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