Winter Minestrone

Winter Minestrone... a melting pot of leftover vegetables that were available to Nonna in the winter and that she had to consume or they would go bad.

Ingredients

For 4 Person(s)

For the Minestrone:

4 potatoes - cubed
2 cups butternut squash - cubed
1 medium onion
2 stalks of celery, chopped
5 cherry tomatoes
2 cups cauliflower florets
3 small artichokes, sliced
1/2 bunch of broccoli rabe, chopped in half
2 bay leaves
extra virgin olive oil
salt & fresh black pepper
pecorino cheese

Directions

Put 10 cups of water in a pot, keep it boiling and set aside.
In a large pot, add 4 Tbs of EV olive oil and the onion chopped finely and the bay leaves. Saute` the onion until it becomes translucent.
Add the potatoes and the butternut squash and saute` them in the onion for about 2 mins.
Add the cauliflowers, the artichokes, the tomatoes and the celery and saute for about 2 mins.
Add about 4 cups of water enough to cover the ingredients and let everything cook at medium flame for about 10-15 mins.
If it gets too dry add some more hot water. Add salt as desired.
Taste the potatoes and they are almost tender add the broccoli rabe.
Let the broccoli rabe cook for 4-5 mins. and serve with pecorino cheese and fresh black pepper.