Hearty Vegetable Soup
This hearty vegetable soup, enriched with farro and a blend of fresh flavors, beautifully showcases seasonal produce for a comforting and nutritious meal.
- Yield: 6-8 servings
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, add Olitalia Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Once heated, add the minced garlic, chopped carrots, parsnips, celery, zucchini, and leeks. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the vegetables soften.
- Pour in the Ciao Authentica Crushed Tomato, white wine, vegetable stock, and water. Stir well and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce the heat and let it simmer for about 45-50 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld together.
- In a separate pot, bring water to a boil and add in 2 cups of farro.
- Boil the farro for 10 minutes. Then strain and place off to the side.
- After simmering, add the chopped spinach and cook for another 5-10 minutes until the spinach is wilted. Then stir in the cooked farro.
- Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish with Parmigiano Reggiano and a drizzle of Olitalia Extra Virgin Olive Oil before serving. Enjoy!
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About the Chef
Meet Michele Loffreno
Michele Loffreno owner of Food Is Good F.I.G. Food Styling has served on the line at various restaurants throughout New York City and Italy. Desired to remain creative, Michele pursued the TV industry by becoming a Food Stylist on ABC's Emmy-Award-Winning show The Chew and Food Network’s Chopped. More recently, she was the culinary lead Food Stylist at THP, one of the world’s leading content and social media service providers for brand managers and marketers. As well as Brand Ambassador and Chef for Middleby Residential representing their luxury brand portfolio which includes Viking Range, AGA, La Cornue and Lynx in NYC.
Currently, Michele works as a Chef, Culinary Producer and Food Stylist for some of the most established food brands and television companies in the industry.
