Mineštra
Menu Mineštr a (Slovenian Minestrone) Coleslaw French bread Suddenly that Slovenian minestrone seemed like a perfect choice. Easy comfort food. And I had almost everything on hand. So why not? I made a few changes in the recipe from that 1950s cookbook. As usual, I used olive oil instead of lard or drippings. I was a little more generous with the vegetables. As a short cut, I used canned beans instead of cooking them from scratch. At least they were those genuine, hard-to-find Roman beans. Instead of canned peas, I used frozen. The recipe called for smoked sausages or chopped ham. I used smoked chicken apple sausages from the butcher shop around the corner. 1 medium onion, chopped 1 large clove garlic, minced 2 T. olive oil ½ head cabbage (part green, part red) sliced 2 smoked chicken apple sausages, sliced 1 can Roman beans (borlotti beans) 1 c. baby carrots 1 medium potato ¼ c. fresh parsley cherry tomatoe...