Soupe au Pistou (Provencale Vegetable Soup)
A favorite from Grandma Jackie — a tasty variation on minestrone from the south of France
Ingredients
- 32 oz chicken or vegetable broth
- 3 medium potatoes 1” chunks
- ½ lb green beans sliced
- 3 carrots sliced
- 1 medium onion chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ lb. zucchini sliced
- 16 oz. kidney beans red or white
Flavor Mixture
- 4 cloves garlic mashed
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp. basil crushed
- ½ C parmesan cheese
- ½ C parsley
- ¼ C olive oil
Instructions
- Bring broth to boil; add green beans, carrots, onion, salt, pepper.
- Simmer ½ hour
- Add zucchini, beans, potato
- Simmer 1/2 hour more.
- Process Flavor Mixture into smooth paste.
- Add and heat.
- Serve with additional parmesan.