Minestra

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 celery rib
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 quarts water
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 lb fresh spinach
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 cup small shell pasta
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cut onion, carrot, celery into thick matchstick strips.
• 2 heat oil in a large heavy saucepan, and fry vegetable strips until just browned, stirring occasionally.
• 3 pour on water, add salt and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 4 wash and cut spinach leaves into shreds, add to soup and cook for 10 minutes.
• 5 scald and skin tomatoes and chop roughly, removing the seeds.
• 6 add tomatoes, pasta, garlic, parsley, and rosemary to the soup, and simmer 10 minutes more.
• 7 adjust seasonings.
• 8 serve with grated parmesan cheese, if desired.