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Recipe:
For: 6 servings
Preparation:
20 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 onion
2 leeks
3 carrots
3 zucchinis
3 tomatoes
1 cup of green beans
1 cup of dried beans or a can
1 cup of pasta or orzo
Pepper
Salt
2 TBSP of olive oil
1 bay leave
For the Pistou:
2 cloves of garlic
A bunch of fresh basil leaves
1 tomato
Salt, pepper, olive oil
Parmesan cheese
If you use dried beans, soak them overnight and then cook them in a large pan with salted water for 45min. Set aside.
If you use a can of beans, just drain them and set them aside.
Prepare the vegetables:
Peel the onion and the carrots then slice them.
Clean the leeks and slice them. Dice the zucchini, the tomatoes and the green beans.
In a large Dutch oven, heat 2TBSP of olive oil, add the sliced onions and leeks. Cook until they are translucent.
Add the carrots, the zucchinis, the green beans, the tomatoes, and the bay leave.
Cover with water. Add some salt and pepper and let cook for 35minutes.
During that time prepare the pesto.
Clean the basil and peel the garlic. In a mortar squeeze the garlic with some salt, cut the basil leaves and add them, to obtain a smooth mixture. Add 3 TBSP of olive oil.
Add the beans in the soup and the cup of pasta, cook for 10minutes.
Serve the soup and add a teaspoon of pistou and some Parmesan cheese on top.
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