Warm up with a delicious bowl of this Italian Vegetable Soup Recipe with herb crostini!
Servings: 16
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 2 hourshours
Total Time: 2 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Soup:
2tablespoonsof olive oil
4ouncesof julienne prosciutto ham slices
2poundsof loose mild Italian sausage
1ounceof unsalted butter
1small diced large sweet onion
6medium diced stalks of celery
6thinly sliced carrots
6clovesof finely minced garlic
3medium diced zucchini
2cupsof soaked Bob’s Red Mill® Red Kidney Beans
2cupsof soaked Bob’s Red Mill® Great Northern Beans
two 28 ounce cans of whole peeled plum tomatoes in juice
64ouncesof vegetable stock
2Parmesan rinds
1poundof cooked Ditali pasta
2bunches of trimmed fresh kale
fresh oregano for garnish
fresh chiffonade basil for garnish
fresh shredded Parmesan cheese for garnish
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Crositinis:
1French baguette sliced on a bias
3ouncesof melted unsalted butter
1teaspoonof dry basil
1teaspoonof dry oregano
1teaspoonof garlic powder
1teaspoonof onion powder
¼cupof shredded Parmesan cheese
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Crostini’s: Preheat the oven to 350°
Place the baguette slices on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and brush the melted butter evenly on all of them.
Next, sprinkle all of the ingredients over the bread and bake in the oven on 350° for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly brown and crispy. Set aside.
For the Soup: In a very large pot on high heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil add in the julienne prosciutto and cook until crispy, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove the prosciutto from the pot and set aside, and add in the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook the Italian sausage until lightly browned and cooked through out.
Remove the sausage and set aside and add in the butter followed up with the onions, celery, carrots and garlic and and roast over medium high heat until they become browned, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Next, add in the zucchini, beans, tomatoes, stock, cooked Italian sausage and rinds, and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
Adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper and serve with fresh oregano, basil, Parmesan cheese and herb crostini’s.