Soffritto: so good, and so good for you

Soffritto is a combination of onion, carrot, and celery. In Italy, soffritto is finely diced, uniformly. But it is very similar to the French version, called mirepoix, which is often diced a bit larger. The threesome is also referred to as the holy trinity by some. Cajun cooking has a version of the holy trinity as well, but the carrot gets replaced with peppers. Soffritto serves as a very…