Delish Potpourri

Southern Italian Soup and a memorable birthday

When I was a little girl March was the favourite time of the year for me as mine and my sister’s birthday fall in this month.As time flew priorities shifted from myself to hubby and now the children and strangely the favourite months have also changed. I still remember those years, the night before

Courseappetizer
CuisineItalian

Servings	Prep Time
4serving	15minutes

Cook Time

30minutes

Servings	Prep Time
4serving	15minutes

Cook Time

30minutes

Ingredients

1 carrot. – medium chopped finely
2 potatoes– medium diced finely .
cabbage– sized , cut into small dices. 1/4 small
2 tomatoes– medium sized .
1 onion– medium chopped finely .
4cloves garlic– chopped fine .
1inch celery– stalk chopped fine .
6 – 8 basilFresh – leaves chopped (reserve some for garnish)
1tsp olive oil– .
1/4cup macaroni– .
4cups stock waterVeg or – (can prepare veg with Maggi or knorr cubes)
to taste Salt pepper white pepper, and preferably white pwdr .

Instructions

Blanch the tomatoes for 2-3 minutes, peel deseed and puree them.
Heat olive oil in a pan,add onion and garlic and saute till translucent.
Add celery, carrot and potato pieces. Stir continuously and cook for five minutes.
Add cabbage, tomatoes and cook stirring continuously.
Add salt, pepper, basil and macaroni, stir and add 4 cups of vegetable stock or water and bring it to a boil.
Lower the heat and simmer till the vegetables are cooked and the soup has thickened.
Garnish with fresh basil and serve hot with some dinner rolls.
You can put dry basil if fresh basil is not available. Enjoy!