Minestrone ~ Vegetarian

Minestrone

 Minestrone recipes vary across Italy. Most include seasonal vegetables while some include meat and add rice or pasta or all three! This vegetarian, three bean minestrone is easy to make and chock full of healthy ingredients.

Ingredients:
7 oz. potatoes
2 cups dried borlotti beans (roman beans)
    or a good substitute is pinto beans
2 cups dried cannellini beans
2 cups dried red beans
1 onion
1 carrot
1 celery stalk
wild fennel
extra-virgin olive oil
salt

Directions:
Soak the beans in cold water, in three separate containers, overnight for 12 hours. Drain and rinse. 

Trim and peel the celery, carrot, onion, and potatoes and cut them into 1/4" cubes.

Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and sauté the vegetables for 5 minutes with a pinch of salt.

Add the beans to a large stock pot and cover with 2 qt. cold water. Bring water to a simmer and cook for around 1 hour over medium heat. 

Serve topped with a drizzle of oil and a handful of wild fennel.