Black Nero Cabbage Soup

Black Nero Cabbage Soup

Core recipe

Points plan: 3½ pts per serving (original points)

1 large onion

500g potatoes

200-300g black nero cabbage or use Savoy

1 litre veg stock

3 cloves garlic

1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs

2 tbsp olive oil

1 x 400g tin cannelini or butter beans (optional)

Peel the onion and chop it roughly. Peel the garlic and crush it.

Heat the oil in a large pan and sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.

Wash the potatoes and chop into 1 cm chunks. There's no need to peel, unless you want to. Add to the pan and sauté for 5 minutes.

Add the herbs and stock. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Wash the cabbage and chop it. Add to the soup and cover. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Liquidise the soup, if you prefer. Then add the cannelloni beans or butter beans. Heat through.