Pesto Minestrone
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Tarla Dalal
• 24 August, 2013
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Minestrone is probably known worldwide. Every region and every cook in italy has their own version and personal view about minestrone. The word grew out of "minestra" which means a broth, and the one thing all minestrones tend to have in common is that they are hearty vegetable soups. The single ingredient most frequently used is beans. Short pasta or rice may also be added. The best known version comes from milan. This version has plenty of vegetables and the pesto lends a slightly nutty flavour to the soup. This soup is best served just as it is completed. You can make the pesto sauce ahead, however add it while finishing the soup.
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Soaking Time
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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Baking Time
0 Mins
Baking Temperature
0
Sprouting Time
0
Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
6 servings
Ingredients
Main Recipe
- 1/2 cup onion , finely chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped celery (ajmoda)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
- 1/2 cup finely chopped zucchini
- 1 clove of garlic (lehsun) , finely chopped
- 1/4 cup conchiglie (shell pasta)
- 2 blanched , peeled and finely chopped tomato
- 2 tbsp baked beans (canned)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and to taste
To Be Pounded Into A Pesto
- 3 tbsp fresh basil leaves
- 2 to 3 walnuts (akhrot) , halved
- 1 tbsp olive oil or
- 2 tbsp water
For Serving
- 4 tbsp grated parmesan cheese or
Method
Main procedure
- Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onions, celery, carrots, zucchini, garlic and sauté till the onions turn translucent.
- Add the pasta, tomatoes, baked beans and 4 cups of hot water and simmer till the pasta is just cooked (approx. 8 to 10 minutes).
- Add the salt, pepper and the prepared pesto and mix well.
- Serve hot, sprinkled with parmesan cheese.
Pesto Minestrone recipe with step by step photos
Love good recipes
July 16, 2022, 5:41 p.m.
My fussy daughter loved this soup. Tasty and non spicy.
5
Leena_Dhoot
May 19, 2021, 2 p.m.
very italian. needless to say very rich and tasty! the pesto gives the soup its characteristic flavour and the beans make it heavy and yummy!
5
