Ingredients:
8 cups chicken or vegetable broth
15 oz can of diced tomatoes
(2) 15 oz cans of chickpeas
1 cup of diced zucchini
1 cup of diced carrots
1 cup of diced celery
1 cup of diced yellow onions
1 spring onion sliced
1 tsp of dried oregano
1 tsp of dried basil
1/2 tsp of ground cumin
2 bay leaves
4-5 cloves of garlic (grated)
salt and pepper to taste
squeeze of fresh lemon juice
fresh basil for garnish
Add your grated garlic next and saute for another 2 minutes.
Next add the dried spices (basil, oregano, ground cumin, salt and pepper). Saute for another 2-3 minutes.
Add the can of diced tomato, the 8 cups of broth (chicken or vegetable) and one can of the chickpeas. Cook for 15-20 minutes.
Take the 2nd can of chickpeas and put it in a blender with 1/2 a cup of water. Blend until it becomes a puree. Add the pureed chickpeas to the soup towards the end of the cooking time. Before you turn off your stove, add a good squeeze of lemon juice (about 1/2 a lemon) to the entire soup. Taste for seasoning and your soup should be done.

Enjoy.
Oh - this is fabulous! I love minestrone and this variation is incredible! I'm with you - soup...good soup....knows no season!
ReplyDeleteI am Italian and I eat minestrone in summer: the vegetables are fresh and in season, and minestrone taste goods even lukewarm or cold :-).
ReplyDeleteCiao
Alessandra
This looks amazing. I was craving minestrone soup the other day. I didn't feel like making it and the local store that sells homemade soup didn't have any. I ended up with chicken noodle. These pictures though have brought back my cravings.
ReplyDeleteGreat soup! So full of veggies!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite soups ever, your recipe sounds awesome. I love the big chunks of veggies!
ReplyDeleteOh, yum! This looks delicious...so chock full of yummy veggies~
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good. It's funny as I tell people I don't like soup but I love minestrone and there is one restaurant that I love their chicken noodle. I never make it. I just have two restaurants I order it from. Lol! This makes me want to try making it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh yum! I'll use the vegetable broth and have a feast! Thanks for the great recipe and awesome photos!
ReplyDeleteYum!! I just want to sprinkle some feta on top of there. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so comforting!
ReplyDeleteI love soup in the summer, too. Can't help myself! Warm food is good :) I love minestrone and what a great idea for a twist! I will have to try something like this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantabulous post this has been. Never seen this kind of useful post. I am grateful to you and expect more number of posts like these. Thank you very much. Pita Way
ReplyDeleteDQMpro is one of the leading provider of B2B email list globally. We provide customized email list as per business and
ReplyDeletemarketing requirements.
auto dealer email list
architects email list
hospital email list
industry email list
physician email list
usa email database
b2b mailing list
hr email list
healthcare email list
education emaillists