Green Minestrone Soup

Serves 4
What you need:
50g /2oz dried spaghetti, broken into 1cm pieces
1.2 - 1 vegetable stock cube
1 onion, medium size, diced into1cm pieces
2 celery sticks, diced into 1cm pieces
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 courgette, diced into 1cm pieces
50g /2oz broad beans, peeled
100g /4oz broccoli, broken into small pieces
50g /2oz French beans, cut into 1cm pieces
8 basil leaves, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
What you do:
Dissolve stock cube in 2 pints of boiling water. Sweat the onion,
celery and garlic in 3 tablespoons of stock for 3–4 minutes, without colouring.
Add the rest of the stock and bring to the boil.
Add spaghetti and simmer for 12 minutes. Add French beans, peas and
broad beans and simmer for 1 minute. Then add the courgette and
broccoli and cook for another 2 minutes. Finish with basil and parsley and
serve straight away. Serve with tomato bread or crusty warm bread.