Ribollita soup recipe

Ingredients (Serves 4-6)

• 6 tbsp Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, sliced
• 2 sticks celery, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 courgettes, halved and sliced
• 150g Savoy cabbage, shredded
• 400g can borlotti beans, drained
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 150ml/1/4pt red wine
• 600ml/1pt good chicken stock
• 1 tbsp fresh chopped thyme or 1 tsp dried
• 75g country style bread, crumbled
• 4 slices country bread
• More Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Flat leaf parsley to garnish

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion, carrot, celery and garlic and sauté for 5 mins until soft and pale golden. Add the courgette and cabbage fry for 2 mins. Add the beans, tomatoes, wine, stock and thyme; bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 15-20 mins or until all the vegetables are tender.

Remove the pan from the heat. Stir the crumbled bread into the soup and leave to soak for 10 minutes – this thickens the soup.

Season the soup to taste, then gently reheat until piping hot.

To serve, place a slice of bread in the base of four soup plates and drizzle over plenty of oil. Ladle the soup on top. Finish with another drizzle of oil.