Italian · Dinner
Vegetable Soup with Basil Pesto
Minestrone alla Genovese con Pesto
The Ligurian minestrone of seasonal vegetables, borlotti beans, ditalini pasta, and potato simmered in vegetable stock, finished at the table with a generous spoon of fresh basil pesto stirred through to bloom in the hot broth.
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20 minsPrep
40 minsCook
60 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
385Calories
14gProtein
18gFat
42gCarbs
6gSugar
8gFiber
720mgSodium
5mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Peel and dice potato into 1cm cubes. Finely dice carrot, celery, and onion. Cut courgette into 1cm dice and green beans into 2cm pieces. Slice garlic. Hand-crush tinned tomatoes. Have hot stock ready. If making pesto, blend basil, pine nuts, garlic, parmigiano, olive oil, and salt until smooth.
2
Saute
Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a heavy pot over medium heat 1 minute. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly golden. Add garlic, thyme, and bay leaf; cook 60 seconds until garlic is pale gold and thyme perfumes the oil.
3
Build
Add crushed tomatoes, cook 3 minutes until darkened slightly. Add diced potato, stir to coat, cook 2 minutes. Pour in hot stock, add salt and pepper. Bring to a bare simmer, cover loosely, simmer 12 minutes until potato begins to soften.
4
Simmer
Add courgette and green beans, cook 5 minutes over medium heat. Add borlotti beans and ditalini pasta, cook uncovered 8 to 10 minutes until pasta is al dente and soup thickens slightly. Remove thyme stems and bay leaves. Taste and adjust salt.
5
Finish
Ladle soup into warm wide bowls. Stir pesto through off the heat so basil stays bright green. Scatter parmigiano reggiano and black pepper over the top, drizzle with grassy olive oil, and serve immediately.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 360g (12.7 oz) cooked borlotti beans
- 200g (7.1 oz) potato
- 120g (4.2 oz) carrot
- 120g (4.2 oz) zucchini
- 120g (4.2 oz) green beans
- 60g (2.1 oz) celery
- 200g (7.1 oz) yellow onion
- 6 garlic cloves
- 120g (4.2 oz / 1 can) canned plum tomatoes
- 1000ml (4 1/4 cup) vegetable stock
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 60g (2.1 oz) ditalini
- 30g (large handful) fresh basil leaves
- 16g (large handful) pine nuts
- 20g (0.7 oz) Parmigiano Reggiano
- 2 tbsp fresh basil pesto