• 2 litres Winter Minestrone, omitting the greens
• 8 good slices stale bread (sliced white will not do)
• 200 g cavolo nero, winter greens or outer leaves of Savoy cabbage, shredded
• 100 g Parmesan, freshly grated
• good olive oil

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6.

Purée half the minestrone, and combine with the unpuréed half. Mix with the shredded cavolo nero. Put a little in an ovenproof casserole then arrange slices of stale bread to cover the base, slightly overlapping them. Add a little more minestrone, then another layer of bread and the rest of the minestrone. Sprinkle the top with a little Parmesan and a little oil. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Cover loosely if the top gets too brown.