Summer Pistou

A fresh, vegetarian French vegetable soup featuring seasonal leeks, courgettes, and beans, topped with a homemade basil and parmesan pistou sauce.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook15 min
  • Servings4
  • DifficultyEasy
Summer Pistou

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the leeks and courgette for 5 mins to soften.

  2. Pour in the stock, add three-quarters of the haricot beans with the green beans, half the tomatoes, and simmer for 5-8 mins until the vegetables are tender.

  3. Meanwhile, blitz the remaining beans and tomatoes, the garlic and basil in a food processor (or in a bowl with a stick blender) until smooth, then stir in the Parmesan.

  4. Stir the sauce into the soup, cook for 1 min, then ladle half into bowls or pour into a flask for a packed lunch. Chill the remainder. Will keep for a couple of days.

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