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Soup au Pistou
| Preparation Time: |
30 minutes
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| Cooking Time: |
1 hour
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| Serves: |
4-6 |
Ingredients
Pistou
1 cup fresh basil leaves
4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 large peeled chopped tomatoes
125g grated cheese
Soup
6 diced potatoes
500g cooked haricot beans
1 large, finely chopped onion
500g sliced green beans
500g sliced zucchini
1 tablespoon butter
3 litres water
and the Pistou you have prepared
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Method
Pistou
- Process basil, garlic, tomato paste and olive oil to a smooth paste.
- Add tomato and cheese and set aside.
Soup
- Melt butter and cook all vegetables until soft. Do not brown.
- Add water, salt if desired and simmer gently for 1 hour.
- Stir the Pistou through the soup just before serving.
Recommended Varieties
You can use any variety of potato for this recipe, however, the following potatoes tend to work better:
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