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Bean Soup With Kale & Pesto

Here's how you make Bean Soup With Kale & Pesto
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped (medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped)
  • 1 celery stick (cut into toughly 1cm chunks)
  • 2 carrots (medium trimmed and cut into roughly 1cm chunks)
  • 1 zucchini ( medium halved lengthways and cut into roughly 2cm slices)
  • 400 grams cannellini beans (canned, drained)
  • 400 grams kidney beans (or borlotti beans, canned, drained)
  • 10 gram vegetable bouillon cube (1 stock cube)
  • 75 gram kale (thickly sliced, tough stalks discarded or dark green cabbage could be used)
  • Sea salt
  • Black pepper, freshly ground
  • 60 grams basil pesto (basil pesto, fresh)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan, and add the onion, celery, carrots and zucchini and gently fry for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.

  • Step 2: Tip the beans into the pan, add the stock cube and 1.2 litres of water and stir to dissolve.

  • Step 3: Add the kale or cabbage and bring to a simmer and cook for 5 to 7 minutes stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender.

  • Step 4: Season with salt and pepper, then lade into bowls and top with pesto.


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