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Name:Minestrone with Pesto Contributor:Carol Golding
Description:AnneDwife's Minestrone Soup Posted:1998-10-27
Key words:minestrone, pesto Category:Soups
ID:76 Updated:2006-04-02 14:22:11
Ingredients:1 c dried white navy beans
2 cans (15 oz) chicken broth
2 tsp salt

1 small head cabbage, cored, quartered & thinly sliced
4 large carrots, pared & sliced 1/4"-1/2" rounds
2 medium potatoes, peeled & cut into 1/2" cubes
1 can (16 oz) tomatoes

2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1/4 c oil
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
2 zucchini, cut in 1/4" rounds
1 large fresh tomato, peeled & cut in 1/2" cubes
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 c parsley
1 c broken thin spaghetti

Pesto:
1/4 c soft butter
1/4 c grated parmesan cheese
1/2 c chopped parsley
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried marjoram
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c chopped pinenuts or walnuts
Preparation:The day before, in a bowl, cover beans with cold water overnight.

Next day, drain. Turn chicken broth into a 1-quart measure; add water to make 1
quart. Pour into 8-quart kettle with 2 more quarts water, 2 teaspoons salt and
the beans. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer covered, 1 hour.

Add cabbage, carrots and potatoes to the soup with canned tomatoes. Cover and cook 1/2 hour longer.

In 1/4 cup oil, saute onions about 5 minutes. Add celery, zucchini, cubed tomato and crushed garlic to onions with 1/2 teaspoons of salt and the pepper. Cook slowly uncovered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.

Add vegetable mixture to bean mixture with parsley and spaghetti. Cook slowly 30 minutes.

PESTO:
Cream ingredients in bowl with spoon or with mortar and pestle. Blend
butter with parmesan, parsley, garlic, basil and marjoram. Gradually add oil, beating constantly. Add pinenuts; mix well.
Notes:Serve soup hot, topped with a spoonful of the pesto sauce. In hot weather,
serve the soup cold, without the pesto.

Serves 10+
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