Minestrone with Pesto: Minestrone con Pesto

Name: Minestrone with Pesto: Minestrone con Pesto
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 355 milliliters borlotti (or pinto) beans; 4 stalks celery, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 4 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 473 milliliters fresh basil leaves, preferably picolo fino; 1 clove garlic; 2 leeks, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch moons; 355 milliliters cannelloni (or white) beans; 142 grams Ligurian extra-virgin olive oil; 170 grams shells pasta; 118 milliliters pesto; 3 Tbsps pine nuts; 4 plum canned plum tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 medium red onion, cut into medium dice; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 pinch sea salt; 2 mediums zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch moons, 1/2-inch thick

Minestrone with Pesto: Minestrone con Pesto might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 1078 calories, 26g of protein, and 68g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. A mixture of ligurian olive oil, sea salt, leeks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

To make the pesto: In a large stone mortar, place the pine nuts, basil, garlic, and salt, and grind with a pestle until paste.

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Pine Nuts

Garlic

Basil

Pesto

Salt

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Mortar And Pestle

Drizzle in the olive oil, beating with a wooden spoon. This can also be done in a food processor. Store in jars, topped with extra-virgin olive oil, for up to 1 week.

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Olive Oil

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Food Processor

Wooden Spoon

Soak the borlotti and Cannelloni beans separately overnight and drain.

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Cannelloni

Beans

In a large soup pot, place both kinds of beans, the onion, zucchini, tomatoes, celery, potatoes, leeks, and olive oil, and cover by 1-inch with cool water. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the beans are tender about 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Potato

Tomato

Zucchini

Celery

Beans

Leek

Onion

Water

Soup

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Pot

Add the pasta, and turn the heat to high. Cook the pasta at a boil until al dente. Divide the soup among 4 bowls and top each bowl of minestrone with a dollop of pesto floating on top.

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Soup

Pasta