Spring Vegetable Soup With Pesto Recipes

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add broth, 4 cups water, and potatoes to pot. Bring to a boil, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes. Add asparagus and cook 3 minutes more. Stir in spinach and peas, and cook until spinach is wilted and peas are heated though, about a minute more. Season with salt and pepper, and stir in dill and scallion greens to serve.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion and garlic until tender. Mix in potato, broccoli, corn, spinach, mushrooms, carrots, and cabbage. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 20 minutes, until potato is tender.
• Stir egg noodles and white beans into the pot, and continue cooking 7 minutes, or until noodles are tender and beans are heated through.

Steps:

• Cover beans with 6 cups cold water in a large pot. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 1 hour.
• Drain beans; return to pot. Cover with 3 quarts cold water. Add bay leaf and thyme; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, partially covered, until beans are barely tender, about 2 hours.
• Add leeks, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, broth, and 2 cups water. Simmer, partially covered, until the beans are tender, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Make pesto: Finely chop garlic in a food processor. Add basil; process. Add cheese and oil; process until combined.
• Add green beans and zucchini to pot. Cook, uncovered, 20 minutes. Add peas; cook until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls; top each with 1 heaping teaspoon pesto.

Steps:

• Cover beans with 6 cups cold water in a large pot- Bring to a boil; remove from heat and let stand, covered, 1 hour.
• Drain beans; return to pot- Cover with 3 quarts cold water.
• Add bay leaf and thyme; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium; simmer, partially covered, until beans are barely tender, about 2 hours.
• Add leeks, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, broth, and 2 cups water.
• Simmer, partially covered, until the beans are tender, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Make pesto: Finely chop garlic in a food processor.
• Add basil; process.
• Add cheese and oil; process until combined.
• Add green beans and zucchini to pot.
• Cook, uncovered, 20 minutes.
• Add peas; cook until soft, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide among bowls; top each with 1 heaping teaspoon pesto.

Steps:

• Make the pistou: Purée the tomato, basil, parsley and garlic in a food processor. While the machine is running, drizzle in the oil. Add the cheese, and mix well, then transfer to a small bowl.
• Make the soup: In a large, heavy pot over medium heat, add celery, carrot, leek, thyme and olive oil. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the leek is starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and 8 cups water, and bring to a boil, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. Simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes, then stir in remaining vegetables and pasta. Cook uncovered until the pasta is al dente and the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the pot from the heat, and stir in about half the pistou. Taste, and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve with the rest of the pistou on the side, spooning it directly into the soup as needed.