THREE BEAN SPRING MINESTRONE

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Enjoy this three bean minestrone soup as a healthy lunch or supper. Full of protein, it will keep you going through the day and contains 3 of your 5-a-day

Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
1 banana shallot , chopped
1 fennel bulb , thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves , chopped
400g can cannellini beans
400g can borlotti beans
700ml vegetable stock
100g green beans , chopped
rind of a vegetarian hard cheese , plus 30g, grated
150g frozen peas
1 lemon , zested
handful basil leaves , torn to serve

Steps:

Put the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, add the shallot, fennel, garlic and a pinch of salt and cook until softened. Drain the beans, reserving the starchy water from half of one can. Tip these into the pan along with the stock, green beans and cheese rind. Cook for 15 mins until the green beans are completely softened.
Stir in the peas, cook for a couple of mins more, then stir in the lemon zest and grated cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 367 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 29 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 18 grams fiber, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 1.3 milligram of sodium