Minestrone Soup

By tschnet1

Ingredients

• 4 tomatoes
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 cups fresh green beans
• 1/2 cup potatoes
• 1/2 cup kidney beans (if fresh, soak overnight)
• 1 tbsp basil
• salt
• pepper
• celery leaves
• zucchini flower tops

Preparation

Step 1

Add 1/4 cup olive oil and garlic to cooking pot. Remove tomato core and blend in mixer; add blended tomatoes to cooking pot and saute. Add beans, celery leaves, zucchini flower tops and potatoes to pot and mix. Add 1 tbsp basil, salt and pepper to taste. Cover with lid and simmer. Do not touch for about 20 minutes.