Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsps macaroni
• 4½ cups vegetable stock
• ½ medium carrot, grated
• ½ medium potato, grated
• ¼ small cabbage, finely chopped
• 3-4 French beans, chopped
• ½ medium green zucchini, chopped
• ½ medium yellow zucchini, chopped
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsps tomato concasse
• ½ cup tomato puree
• Salt to taste
• ½ tsp white pepper powder
• ¼ tsp crushed dried oregano
• 3 tbsps pine nuts (chilgoza) 
• 50 gms parmesan cheese                                                      

Method 

1. Heat stock in a deep non stick pan. Add carrot, potato, cabbage, macaroni, French beans, green zucchini and yellow zucchini.
2. Chop garlic and add.  Add tomato concasse and tomato puree and mix.
3. Mix salt and white pepper powder in a little stock and add and mix well.
4. Cook till the pasta is done.  Add oregano and mix well.
5. Put some pine nuts in the serving bowl.  Slice parmesan cheese thinly. 
6. When the pasta is cooked pour the soup into the serving bowl, garnish with parmesan slices and serve hot.