Chunky Vegetable Minestrone

2 carrots
1 onion
200g celery
2 pints vegetable stock
1 leek
100g green cabbage
2 tomatoes
50g soup pasta

Chop the carrots, oniions and celery, gently fry in a lrge saucepan until softened. Add the vegetable stock and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the pasta shredded cabbage, finely sliced leek and skinned, deseeded, chopped tomatoes. Cook for a further 15 minutes. Season to taste.