The Best Minestrone Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• For the Beans
• ounces dried cannellini, borlotti, or kidney beans
• Kosher salt
• medium onion, split in half
• medium carrot
• celery stalks
• medium cloves garlic
• large sprig rosemary
• to 3 sprigs parsley
• bay leaf
• For the Soup Base
• ounces salt pork or pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
• medium onion, finely chopped
• medium carrot, peeled and finely diced
• celery stalks, finely diced
• tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
• medium cloves garlic, minced
• pound ripe Roma tomatoes, peeled , seeded, and chopped
• Parmesan rind
• To Finish
• dried small pasta, such as ditali, macaroni, or orecchiette
• medium zucchini, cut into bite-size pieces
• medium summer squash, cut into bite-size pieces
• ounces green beans, cut into 1/2-inch lengths
• ounces spinach, roughly chopped
• Chopped fresh herbs, such as basil, parsley, or rosemary, for serving
• Freshly ground black pepper