Recipe: Magnificent Minestrone

Magnificent Minestrone

1 cup Cooked Garbanzo Beans
1 cup Cooked Adzuki Beans
1 cup Cooked Kidney Beans
1 1/2 qt Water or vegetable stock
1/2 cup Pearled Barley
2 Celery stalks; chopped
1 Carrot; thinly sliced
16 oz Whole peeled tomatoes chopped
12 oz Tomato juice
2 tbsp Unrefined olive oil
1 Onion; chopped
1/2 cup Parsley, chopped
1/2 cup Spinach, chopped
2 garlic cloves; mashed
1 tsp Oregano
1 Bay leaf
4 tbsp Red wine
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp Tamari soy sauce
Salt to taste

Saute onion, parsley, spinach, garlic and herbs in olive oil until tender. Mix all ingredients except wine, soy sauce, and parmesan cheese. Simmer covered for 1 hour. Stir in wine, soy sauce and Parmesan cheese before serving.