Italian Bacon, Kale & Risoni Soup
with Homemade Garlic Bread
These days, we're all about warming up with a bowl of vibrant soup for a healthier take on comfort food. Rice-shaped risoni pasta transforms this dish into a hearty main, and an easy side of garlic bread is a sure-fire cure for the winter blues.
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Ingredients
1
red onion
1
carrot
1 stalk
celery
2 sprig
rosemary
4 clove
garlic
1 bag
kale
1 tin
diced tomatoes
1 packet
risoni
(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Egg, Soy. )
1 pinch
chilli flakes
1 packet
vegetable stock pot
1
Bake-At-Home Ciabatta
(Contains Gluten, Soy, Wheat; May be present: Egg, Milk, Sesame, Lupin, Almond, Hazelnut. )
1 bag
basil
1 packet
grated Parmesan cheese
(Contains Milk;)
1 packet
diced bacon
(May be present: Soy. )
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
40 g
butter
(Contains Milk;)
2.5 cup
water
½ tsp
sugar
Nutritional Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Remove the butter from the fridge (to help it soften for the garlic bread). Finely chop the red onion, carrot and celery. Pick and finely chop the rosemary leaves. Finely chop the garlic. Thinly slice the kale, discarding any larger pieces of stalk if you like.
In a large pot or saucepan, heat a good drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add the bacon, onion, carrot, celery and a pinch of salt and cook, breaking up the bacon, until golden, 5-6 minutes. Add the rosemary and 1/2 the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
Add the diced tomatoes, the water, risoni, vegetable stock pot and a pinch of chilli flakes (if using). Stir to combine, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the soup has thickened and the risoni is tender, 10 minutes.
While the soup is simmering, cut slices into the bake-at-home ciabatta, 2cm apart, cutting almost to the base but not the whole way through. In a small bowl, combine the remaining garlic and 1/2 the butter, then mash together with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Spread the garlic butter onto each slice of ciabatta. Bake on a lined oven tray until warmed through, 5-10 minutes.
Stir the chopped kale through the soup until wilted, 2 minutes. Stir through the sugar and remaining butter. Tear in the basil leaves (reserve some for garnish!). Season to taste.
Divide the Italian bacon, kale and risoni soup between bowls. Top with the grated Parmesan cheese and reserved basil leaves. Serve with the homemade garlic bread.