Pistou Soup
I have a new love – pesto. I’ve always liked pesto but I’m re-discovering it and have never had it in a soup before. For Week 26 of the Cookbook Challenge, theme of Green, I did a Pistou Soup from cookbook “5 Nights a Week”
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 leek (white part only) finely chopped
1 carrot, cut into 1cm cubes
1 large potato, peeled, cut into 1cm cubes
2 cups (500ml) good quality chicken or vegetable stock
1 tomato, peeled, seeds removed, cut into 1cm cubes
420g can four-bean mix, drained, rinsed
50g thin French or thin green beans, ends trimmed, cut into 2cm lengths
1 large zucchini, chopped
4 tablespoons good quality basil pesto
Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the leek and sweat over a low heat for 1-2 minutes. Add the carrot and potato and cook, stirring, for a further minute. Add the stock and 1 cup water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, simmer for 5 minutes, then add the tomato, four-bean mix, French or green beans and zucchini. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for a further 2 minutes, stir in half the pesto, then ladle into serving bowls. Add a dollop of the remaining pesto and serve with slices of chargrilled bread.
This soup was a nice twist on the average veggie soup with the leek and the pesto giving it a good kick. I made my own pesto (basil, oil, garlic, pine nuts and parmesan in a blender) so everything tasted really fresh. Easy and quick recipe to make, particularly if you decide to use pre-made pesto, I think I’ll be adding this to my regular repetoire!
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Sounds great! Did you serve it with g/f toast? This is my first winter gluten free and I’ve been staying away from soup just because I’m still getting my head around gluten free breads.
I haaaaate gluten free bread! Stay tuned, I’m planning a blind GF bread tasting soon to test out different brands.
Fabulous. I have a craving for pesto and was thinking the usual pasta… but will definitely try this now!
Wow! What a great idea this is! I love soup, beans and my new love, fresh basil! I can’t wait to make this. Thanks for posting!
yum! definitely a fab way to use up some homemade pesto – thanks for the idea + recipe!
I love this soup! I made it last winter but had completely forgotten about it. Thanks for reminding me!
Oh and I love how in the picture you topped the soup with extra pesto, can’t get enough of it!
mmmm! Love pesto, I forgot about this soup for a while too, will have to give it another go now the weather has got to freezing point!