Name: Minestrone with Pesto
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 each Yellow Onion (1/4" diced); 1 each Carrot (cut in rounds); 1 each Celery Stalk (cut on bias); 32 oz Vegetable Stock; 6 oz Borlotti beans or Pinto Beans (cooked, drained); 1 each Zucchini (cut in rounds); 2 each Roma Tomatoes (seeded, diced); 1/2 each Savoy Cabbage (shredded); 1 bunch Swiss Chard (Stems removed and chopped); 10 oz Ditalini pasta; 2 cloves Garlic (minced); 1 each Pecorino Romano Rind; 1 TBL Extra Virgin Olive Oil; AN Kosher Salt (as needed); AN Ground Black Pepper (as needed); 2 bunches Basil; 1 clove Garlic; 1 oz Pine Nuts; 2 oz Parmigiano Reggiano; 1/2 oz Pecorino Romano; AN Kosher Salt (as needed); AN Extra Virgin Olive Oil (as needed)

Minestrone with Pesto

A hearty vegetable soup from the northern regions of Italy

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings: 6

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

1 each Yellow Onion 1/4" diced
1 each Carrot cut in rounds
1 each Celery Stalk cut on bias
32 oz Vegetable Stock
6 oz Borlotti beans or Pinto Beans cooked, drained
1 each Zucchini cut in rounds
2 each Roma Tomatoes seeded, diced
1/2 each Savoy Cabbage shredded
1 bunch Swiss Chard Stems removed and chopped
10 oz Ditalini pasta
2 cloves Garlic minced
1 each Pecorino Romano Rind
1 TBL Extra Virgin Olive Oil
AN Kosher Salt as needed
AN Ground Black Pepper as needed

Pesto

2 bunches Basil
1 clove Garlic
1 oz Pine Nuts
2 oz Parmigiano Reggiano
1/2 oz Pecorino Romano
AN Kosher Salt as needed
AN Extra Virgin Olive Oil as needed

Method

Place a large pot over med-low heat and add olive oil. Add onion, carrot and celery and garlic, cook until softened.
Add vegetable stock, beans, zucchini, tomato and pasta, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes. Add Pecorino rind and continue to simmer another 10 minutes.
Add cabbage, swiss chard and simmer another 10-15 minutes to develop flavor. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Pesto

While soup is simmering make pesto.
In a blender combine basil, garlic, pine nuts and cheeses. Drizzle in olive oil until it becomes a paste. Season with salt as needed.
Serve soup in individual bowl and place a dollop of pesto on top of soup to serve.

Minestrone with Pesto