Title: Lucchese Vegetable Soup
Categories: Sainsbury's, Sainsbury8
Yield: 6 servings

500 g Fresh spring vegetables;
-such as carrots,
; peas, broad beans,
; spinach, asparagus
; spears and spring
; greens (1lb)
4 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
3 Onions; sliced finely
1 Italian sausage; skinned and
; crumbled, or 175g
; (6oz) minced pork
125 g Minced veal; (4oz)
900 ml Vegetable stock or water; (1
-1/2 pints)
1 Garlic clove; (optional)
Salt and pepper
6 Thick slices coarse bread;
-such as ciabatta,
; lightly toasted
Freshly grated parmesan
-cheese; to serve

Prepare all the vegetables, cutting them into pieces of roughly the same
size, if necessary.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions for about 5 minutes or
until soft, then add the crumbled sausage or pork and continue to cook for
a further 5 minutes. Add the minced veal and cook for 10 minutes or until
well browned and cooked through.

Add all the vegetables to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Stir
carefully and add the stock and water. Cover and simmer for about 30
minutes.

Peel the garlic clove, if using, and rub all over the bread. Arrange the
bread slices in the bottom of a large, wide, warmed serving bowl or in
individual soup bowls, and pour the soup over it. Serve with plenty of
freshly grated parmesan.

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