Pistou Soup
Pistou Soup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 534
- Total Fat
- 20
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 72
- Dietary Fiber
- 16
- Sugar
- 10
- Protein
- 22
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 1251
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 25 min
- Cook: 40 min
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 534
- Total Fat
- 20
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 72
- Dietary Fiber
- 16
- Sugar
- 10
- Protein
- 22
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 1251
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 25 min
- Cook: 40 min
Ingredients
Vietnamese Pistou:
5 tablespoons sunflower oil
1 bunch fresh Vietnamese or Thai basil, chopped
1 stalk lemongrass, roughly chopped
1/2 small red chile, seeds removed
Soup:
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, crushed to a paste
2 onions, diced
4 tablespoons tomato puree
3 bay leaves
2 carrots, diced
2 courgettes (zucchini), diced
2 sprigs fresh thyme
8 1/2 cups boiling water
7 ounces/200g green beans, cut into small pieces
3 1/2 ounces/100g dried small pasta, such as orzo
7 ounces/200g fresh or frozen peas
One 14-ounce/400g white beans, such as haricots blancs, cannellini, drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon salt
Pinch sugar
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For the pistou: Combine the oil, basil, lemongrass and chile in a mortar and pestle or food processor and crush together.
- For the soup: Heat the olive oil in a large pot. Add the garlic and onions and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent. Add the tomato puree, bay leaves, carrots, courgettes and thyme and cook until the vegetables are al dente (tender but still a little crunchy), 15 to 20 minutes. Add the boiling water and green beans and return to a boil, and then add the pasta. Cook until the pasta is al dente, 10 minutes.
- Stir in the peas and white beans. Remove the sprig of thyme and the bay leaves, and then add the salt and sugar and black pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately in bowls, with a dollop of Vietnamese pistou on top of the soup.
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