Minestrone

Ingredients

• ½ cup small brown rice elbow pasta or other small brown rice pasta
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 large leek, sliced
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 cup sliced celery
• Celtic Sea Salt
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• One 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, with juice
• 2 cups of vegetable stock (or water)
• 1 ½ cups thinly sliced green cabbage
• 2 cups drained freshly cooked white beans (cannellini, navy etc.) or one 15 ounce can of white beans rinsed and drained
• ½ teaspoon honey
• (½ teaspoon coconut sugar)
• ½ teaspoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
• pepper