What soup are you?
You Are Minestrone
You are a spontaneous person. You don't make or follow rules. You just go with your gut.
You're eager to go wherever life takes you. If something doesn't work out, at least you've learned.
Nutrition and eating healthy is very important to you. You eat your veggies.
That being said, you're not a picky eater. You like all foods.
What Kind of Soup Are You?
This is too perfect! In fact, minestrone is absolutely my favorite dish ever. I literally live on minestrone. This is a good opportunity to share my recipe.
Minestrone vegetariano di Gianna
My favorite comfort food…
There are millions of different minestrone recipes, but this is how I prefer it. This recipe doesn't need precise measurements; I cook by intuition. I usually vary it by adding whatever vegetables I have on hand that would go well in it, especially cauliflower and zucchini.
1 large onion
Several cloves of garlic
Extra virgin olive oil
1 or 2 whole cloves and a few black peppercorns
Bay leaves
Carrots
Celery
Cremini mushrooms (a.k.a. "Baby Bellas")
Red or green bell pepper
Green beans
Several Roma tomatoes, chopped
Peas
Spinach, chopped
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of cannellini beans, drained
¼ pound of small-sized whole wheat pasta
2 quarts vegetable broth and water (or more as needed)
Soy sauce
Crushed red pepper
Black pepper
Flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped
Rosemary
Thyme
Oregano
Basil
1. Sauté the chopped onions until transparent, along with the minced garlic.
2. Add the cloves, peppercorns, and bay leaves, along with the sliced vegetables: carrots and celery first, then after a while the mushrooms, bell pepper, and green beans, and sauté a couple more minutes.
3. Add the tomatoes, peas, and spinach, and cook for another minute.
4. Add the beans, tomato sauce, water, and vegetable broth.
5. When the liquid starts to simmer, drop in the pasta, cover the pot, lower the heat all the way down, and simmer very slowly for about 20 minutes.
6. About five minutes before cooking is done, stir in the spices, herbs, and soy sauce, and maybe a little salt to taste. Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese and maybe a little drizzle of olive oil.
The relative proportions of each ingredient are up to the cook's best judgment. The whole wheat pasta makes this a thick hearty minestrone. Having all the food groups combined, it can even be a whole meal in one bowl.