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Summer vegetable minestrone
11 ingredients
10 min + 30 min
Serves 4
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A healthy summer soup - based on an Italian classic and packed with greens, it's a good source of fibre and vitamin C
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
718
Calories
22g
Protein
15g
Fat
124g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Asparagus | 6 spears (90g) | 27 |
| Celery | 1 stalk (40g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Broad Bean | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 leeks , finely sliced
- 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
- 2 courgettes , quartered lengthways then sliced
- 4 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 1l vegetable stock
- 250g asparagus , woody ends removed, chopped
- 100g peas , fresh or frozen
- 200g broad beans , double-podded if you have time
- small bunch basil , most chopped
- crusty bread , to serve
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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