Summer Vegetable Soup
Serves 425 mins prep70 mins cook
Summer Vegetable Soup: A simple Italian-style minestrone filled with summer veggies, pasta and pesto.
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What you need

cup parmesan cheese

cup cannellini beans

cup onion

kosher salt

cup leek
cup extra-virgin olive oil

cup pesto sauce
cup vegetable broth
fennel

cup short pasta

zucchini

cup flat-leaf parsley
garlic
Instructions
Pour the oil in a large saucepan or pot and place over medium heat. Add the leeks, onion, fennel and carrot and cook until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently so they don't brown. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the cannellini beans, 6 cups water and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a simmer, then adjust the heat to low and continue to simmer for 15 minutes, with the pot partially covered. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a separate pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and reserve. Stir the zucchini into the pot and cook 1 or 2 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat. Stir in the cooked pasta and parsley. Taste and season with more salt as need. Serve the soup garnished with chopped fresh fennel fronds (optional), a spoonful of pesto and the cheese.View original recipe
