Name: Winter Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 2tbsp sunflower oil; 2 small onions, chopped; 2 leeks, chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and chopped; 250g Sgaia bacon rashers cut in strips; 100g dried butter beans (soaked overnight and cooked for 1 ½; OR 300g canned butter beans; 1ltr vegetable stock; 4tbsp green pesto

Another warming soup. Soups are great meals if you serve them with some (rye) bread spread with almond butter, butter, margarine or cheese.

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the chopped vegetables and fry until lightly browned. Fry the bacon in a separate pan in a little oil.

Add the stock to the vegetables and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Add the butter beans for the last 10 minutes.

Serve in 4 bowls with the vegan bacon strips and 1tbsp green pesto on top.

Serve with crusty bread or ciabatta

Special Diets

When using the ingredients listed, this recipe is suitable for the following diets:
• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Dairy free
• Egg free

Please Note: May still contain traces of gluten, egg and dairy or other allergens. Before consumption always check the label of each individual product/ingredient for allergens.