Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
Makes: 4
Ingredients:
2 tbs olive oil
1 onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 fennel, finely sliced
1 carrot, finely sliced
¼ cup tomato paste
4 cups vegetable stock
2-3 cups water
3/4cup McKenzie’s Italian Style Soup Mix, rinsed
1 zucchini, sliced ½ cup frozen peas
2 cups kale leaves, torn into small pieces ½ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
McKenzie’s Salt & Pepper Grinder, to taste
Method:
- Heat oil in a large saucepan or pot and add onion and garlic. Cook for several minutes until tender. Stir in fennel and carrot, cooking a further 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
- Add stock, water and soup mix. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes until legumes are tender.
- Add zucchini, peas and kale to soup and cook a further 2 minutes. Stir in parsley just before serving and season well.