# Green minestrone with pesto & fried bread

A beautiful green minestrone served with pesto and fried bread.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- blender
- pan
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZfayIRoapC/?igsh=Y3Q3M2ZjaWE3ZXMw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/65c04864-2d4a-4e8a-8149-af83c9f7c5b4
- Extracted: 2026-06-12

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