Tuscan bean soup
It's soup season again and this is so delicious and easy, It's mainly store cupboard ingredients but as I have said before there is a fab shortcut for soups, stews and other dishes. Most supermarkets sell a frozen soup mix sometimes called soffrito but either way it's a mix of finely diced carrot, celery and onion. I makes an amazing base for any soups or stews and it's usually only a £ or so.Don't worry if you don't like celery you honestly can barely taste it just makes a lovely herbal note to the dish. Tuscan bean soup 1 pack soffirto mix (or 2 sticks celery, 2 large carrots, 1 large onion finely diced) 2 cloves garlic (crushed) tbsp olive oil (or spray oil) 1 tin chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato puree 1 can cannellini beans (drained) 1/2 savoy cabbage or cavalo nero (chopped) 2 pints vegetable stock (from a cube or stockpot is fine) 1 tsp dried oregano salt and pepper Place oil or spray oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, Add soffrito mix ,oregan...
