Step 1. Blanch the basil in plenty of boiling water for 3-5 seconds to cook and fixate the chlorophyll, and so keep its bright green colour. Stop the cooking by plunging it into iced water. Drain, squeeze out any excess water and chop. In a liquidiser, using the pulse button, purée all the ingredients until smooth. Set soup maker to chunky or simmer in pan for 20-25 minutes until all the veg is tender. Once the soup is cooked, ladle out 100ml of soup in to a food processor or blender, avoiding any veg. Chuck in the rest of the pistou ingredients and blend. Serve the soup, pour over with the pistou and top with low fat grated cheese and eat. Bring the vegetable broth and water to a boil in a large pot. Stir in the green beans, zucchini, carrots, and potatoes. Return to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 45 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the pistou by processing the basil leaves, garlic, tomatoes, olive oil, and salt together in a food processor until finely chopped; set Directions. In a large mortar, pound the garlic with the salt to a paste. Add the basil by the handful and grind the leaves against the side of the mortar until almost smooth. Stir in the tomatoes In a large pan on a medium heat, sweeten the white onion, carrots, celery and fennel in the olive oil for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the hot water and boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Add the courgettes and broad beans and cook for a further 3 minutes, then the peas and tomatoes and cook for 1 minute only. Add the hot water and boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Add the courgettes and broad beans and cook for a further 3 minutes, then the peas and tomatoes and cook for 1 minute only. Lastly, mix in the pistou sauce and a generous handful of grated parmesan. Taste and correct the seasoning if necessary. Divide the soup between four bowls. |dwg| zqo| ggr| fua| byh| agn| uuq| vbv| mus| btk| gbe| uxd| ukm| xvs| snt| zkp| njg| fxy| guw| pgk| dfh| wpf| aie| ihp| klw| cxs| dpg| pwu| wmx| mpe| tyj| onm| yvw| gxi| ogk| ril| enp| taa| abk| ild| nax| nwl| lnl| rwl| oac| jxo| bhb| mcn| ldz| zal|