SOUPE AU PISTOU FROM NICE

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A simple and flavorful vegetable soup from The Soup Bible by Debra Mayhew. The combination of pesto and sundried tomato paste is an inspired touch.

Provided by echo echo

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

5 cups vegetable stock
1 zucchini, diced
1 small potato, diced
1 shallot, chopped
1 carrot, diced
1 (8 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
salt and pepper
1/2 cup thin green beans, cut in 1/2 inch lengths
1/2 cup frozen baby peas
1/2 cup pasta, small pasta shapes (for example, conchigliette, ditali or farfalline)
4 -6 tablespoons traditional basil-based pesto sauce (commercial or homemade)
1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato paste
grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Steps:

Place vegetable stock in a large saucepan, add zucchini through tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil, cover, lower heat and simmer 20 minutes.
Add green beans through pasta and cook about 10 minutes longer until pasta is tender.
Adjust seasonings if necessary.
Whisk together pesto and sundried tomato paste.
Ladle soup into 4 bowls and stir a spoonful of the pesto mixture into each.
Pass around grated Parmesan to be sprinkled on soup, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 126, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 56.1, Carbohydrate 26.6, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 5.3, Protein 5.1

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