Green minestrone with pesto & fried bread

10 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Make the pesto by blending basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and parmesan.
  2. 2Prep all the vegetables for the minestrone: onion, garlic, courgette, green beans, and kale.
  3. 3Wash the chickpeas and cannellini beans.
  4. 4In a pan, sweat down guanciale and butter with onions, fennel, and garlic.
  5. 5Add in the courgettes, green beans, and legumes.
  6. 6Add some white wine and reduce it down.
  7. 7Add in the chicken stock and pasta.
  8. 8Cook the minestrone for 10 minutes.
  9. 9In the meantime, fry sourdough in olive oil.
  10. 10Add the pesto to the cooked minestrone.
  11. 11Check the seasoning.
  12. 12Plate it up in a bowl.
  13. 13Top with olive oil, black pepper, and a bit of parmesan.

Ingredients

  • basil
  • garlic
  • pine nuts
  • olive oil
  • parmesan
  • onion
  • garlic
  • courgette
  • green beans
  • kale
  • chickpeas
  • cannellini beans
  • guanciale
  • butter
  • fennel
  • white wine
  • chicken stock
  • pasta
  • sourdough
  • black pepper

Equipment

blenderpanbowl