Croatian Manestra

Name: Croatian Manestra
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Croatian
Ingredients: 1 cup beans, soaked; 1 cup corn kernels; 1/2 cup small pasta; 1 carrot, chopped

Maneštra/mah-NESH-trah/

About this dish

A thick vegetable and bean soup with corn and pasta, from the Istrian region.

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Ingredients

🫘1 cup beans, soaked

🌽1 cup corn kernels

🍝1/2 cup small pasta

🥕1 carrot, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the soaked beans with carrot until nearly tender.

Add corn and continue simmering.

Add pasta and cook until al dente.

Season with salt and a drizzle of olive oil.

Serve hot as a hearty soup.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Maneštra is a traditional Istrian soup, showing Italian culinary influence in its use of beans and small pasta.

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