Recipe - Minestrone Di Verdura

2/3 cup Olive Oil
1 lg Onion, Chopped
2 Carrots, Sliced
2 Stalks Celery, Sliced
1 15 Oz Can Cannellini Beans
1 15 Oz Can Peeled Tomatoes
10 cup Water
2 Potato, Peeled And Diced
1 small Radicchio, Chopped
1 cup White Wine
1 Bay Leaf
Chopped Parsley
Salt And Pepper, To Taste

1. Gently saute the onion, carrots and celery stalks for about 5 minutes.
Add the beans and tomatoes and continue sauteing for 2 more minutes.

2. Add water and bring the soup to a boil. Add the minced potatoes,
radicchio, wine, bay leaf, parsley, salt and pepper. Cover the pot an
simmer the soup for 60 minutes. Turn off the heat ans let the soup stand
for 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Serve hot. Grated cheese may be
sprinkles on top of each serving.

Recipe by: Twelve Months of Monastery Soups. p. 41 Posted to MCRecipe
Digest V1 #648 by Sue suechef@sover.net on Jun 24, 1997