White Bean And Parmesan Soup With Pesto Food

SOUPE AU PISTOU

Steps:

• Drain the white beans and combine with 2 quarts water in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Skim off any foam, then add half the onion, half the garlic and the bouquet garni. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 45 minutes. Add salt to taste.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet, and add the remaining chopped onion and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until tender, about five minutes. Add the leeks and remaining garlic. Stir together for a few minutes, and add the tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes have cooked down slightly and the mixture is fragrant, five to 10 minutes. Stir this mixture into the soup pot, add all of the remaining vegetables except the green beans, and bring back to a simmer. Cover and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes to an hour. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• While the soup is simmering, blanch the green beans for five minutes in salted boiling water. Transfer to a bowl of ice-cold water. Drain and set aside.
• To make the pistou, mash the garlic with a generous pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle. Remove it and set aside. Grind the basil to a paste in the mortar, a handful at a time, then add the garlic back in and mix together well. Work in the olive oil a tablespoon at a time, then stir in the cheese.
• Add the pasta to the simmering soup about 10 minutes before serving, and cook until cooked al dente. Add pepper, taste and adjust salt. Stir the blanched green beans into the soup and heat through. Serve, adding a spoonful of pesto to each bowl for guests to stir in. Pass additional Parmesan for sprinkling.

WHITE BEAN, SPINACH & PESTO SOUP

Steps:

• Add chicken stock and white beans to a medium-sized saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce heat to low, and stir in the fresh spinach and pesto until the spinach has wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Then ladle soup into bowls, and top generously with freshly-grated Parmesan cheese.

PESTO BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat, 30 seconds. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir the cannellini beans and 1 cup of water into the skillet. Simmer over medium heat until the mixture is just thickened, 8 minutes. Stir in the pesto and Parmesan.
• Add the chicken broth and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the celery is tender, 15 minutes. Stir in the olives and roasted peppers to combine.

SLOW-COOKER WHITE BEAN PARMESAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put the soaked, drained beans in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker, and season them generously with salt and pepper. Add the Parmesan rinds and the wheat berries.
• Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, season generously with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the fennel. Continue to cook, stirring often, until the fennel is softened and the onion is lightly browned, about 5 more minutes. Add the celery and garlic, and cook, stirring, until just softened, about 1 minute. Add the fennel seeds and red pepper, and cook, stirring constantly, until combined and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the rosemary and the wine and let the wine bubble until the pan is almost dry, about 2 minutes.
• Scrape the mixture from the skillet into the slow cooker. Add the stock, and season it: Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, if you are using low-sodium broth, or 1 teaspoon salt, if using homemade unsalted stock. (Do not add salt now if you are using fully salted broth.) Stir to combine, and cook on low until the wheat berries are tender and the beans are creamy, about 8 to 10 hours. (Taste the beans to make sure they are creamy; they can vary in their cooking time depending on their age.) The soup can hold well on warm for 1 to 2 additional hours.
• Before serving, remove and discard the rosemary sprigs. Stir in the parsley, lemon juice, and reserved fennel fronds. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary. Serve in bowls topped generously with grated Parmesan.

WHITE BEAN PESTO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Saute chopped onions and garlic 2-3 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, beans, and Italian seasoning.
• Partially mash beans and heat soup through.
• Serve, topped with pesto and red pepper flakes.

10-MINUTE PARMESAN WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• In a large pot or saucepan, heat olive over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onions are translucent and garlic is fragrant (about 2-3 minutes), while stirring occasionally. Add in the broth, tomatoes, sugar, Italian herbs, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes to combine all of the flavours together.
• Stir in the beans and spinach. Continue to simmer gently until the spinach has wilted, (about 2 minutes).
• Take off heat. Stir through the parmesan cheese. Taste test, adjust salt and pepper if needed.Serve immediately.

FRENCH WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over moderate heat.
• Add the onion, fennel, carrots, salt and pepper. Saute for 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, stock, basil, and fennel seeds and bring to a boil. Cover, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the cannellini and simmer 3 minutes longer until heated through.
• Meanwhile, if using the pesto, combine the garlic, basil, parsley, cheese, and oil in a small bowl and with the back of a spoon, mash the mixture into a paste.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish each one with a dollop of the pesto.

WHITE BEAN AND PARMESAN SOUP WITH PESTO

Steps:

• In a large stock pot heat oil over medium heat and add garlic.
• Saute for 2 minutes stirring constantly.
• Add the onions, carrots, celery and prosciutto and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Stir in tomatoes and broth.
• Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in beans and simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour soup into a serving bowl and add the cheese.
• Serve immediately.
• Offer additional cheese and pesto at the table.
• ***Donot add the cheese in the soup pot or it WILL stick to the sides.

SIMPLE WHITE BEAN AND PESTO SOUP

Steps:

• In a small food processor, combine basil and garlic; process until finely chopped. While running, add oil slowly until a smooth puree forms.
• Heat chicken stock and beans in a saucepan over medium-high heat. When it boils, reduce heat to medium-low, add a heaping tablespoon of the pesto (any excess can be frozen), the Parmesan and a few twists of black pepper. Simmer 1 minute to blend flavors. Taste and season with salt if needed.

WHITE BEAN SOUP WITH ROSEMARY AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Place beans in bowl or pot and add plenty of water to cover beans. Soak overnight. Drain beans, discarding water, and set beans aside.
• In large pot over medium heat, warm olive oil.
• Add onion, carrot and celery and saute, stirring, until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add garlic and rosemary and continue to saute for 3 minutes.
• Add drained beans and stock.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and gently simmer, uncovered, until tender, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Place one-third of the bean mixture in a blender or in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Puree until smooth. Return the puree to soup and reheat gently.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into individual bowls. Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and parsley.

WHITE BEAN AND PARMESAN SOUP WITH PESTO

Steps:

• 1. In a large stock pot heat oil over medium heat.
• 2. When hot add the onion, garlic, carrot, celery and prosciutto.
• 3. Saute for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 4. Stir in tomatoes and broth.
• 5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring once or twice.
• 6. Add the beans, simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
• 7. Remove from heat.
• 8. Ladle into bowls.
• 9. Top each bowl with cheese and a tablespoon of pesto.
• 10. Serve. Caesar Salad and Hot Italian Bread are perfect additions to this soup.

WINTER VEGETABLE AND BEAN SOUP WITH PESTO

Steps:

• For pesto:
• Puree all ingredients in processor. Season with salt and pepper. (Pesto can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• For soup:
• Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy large pot. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until vegetables are almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add broth; bring to boil. Stir in orzo; boil uncovered until orzo is almost tender, stirring often, about 12 minutes. Add green beans; reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in cannellini and crushed pepper; simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide pesto among 4 bowls. Ladle soup over pesto; swirl to blend. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cheese.