Vegetable Soup

This is called 'Escudella Fresca' here in Majorca and it can be made any time of year. It is best in summer when the green beans are in season.

Ingredients for 4:
1 medium onion, chopped
2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
2 garlic cloves
1/2 marrow
100 gr piece of Serrano ham or bacon, diced
250 gm green beans, frozen are fine
2 small potatoes, diced
1 ½ litre chicken stock. Stock cube is fine
salt and pepper to taste

Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large pan and gently fry the onion for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ham or bacon, tomatoes and the potatoes, cover the pan and cook them for 5 minutes. add the rest of ingredients and bring to the boil. Cook for 20-30 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
This can be served as a once course meal, with crusty bread.
Some People like to chop up some cooked eggs and sprinkle them over the soup
I also like to add one or two sliced black Majorcan pudding, known as 'butifarron'.