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Seasonal Minestrone with Pesto
Created by Chef Ally
A generous pot of market vegetables simmered with beans and pasta in a broth enriched with Parmesan rind, finished with a bright swirl of basil pesto that transforms everything it touches.
Minestrone is not a recipe. It is a way of thinking. You go to the market, you see what looks alive, you bring it home. The soup writes itself from there.
In summer, you might add zucchini and green beans still warm from the field, fresh shell beans if you can find them. In autumn, winter squash and sturdy greens. The point is not to follow a list but to respond to what the season offers. The bones stay the same: a slow-cooked soffritto, good stock, beans for substance, pasta for comfort, and pesto to wake everything up at the end.
This is the kind of cooking that feeds a family for days without boredom. The soup actually improves as it sits, the flavors deepening and the broth thickening. Make a big pot on Sunday and eat it through Wednesday. Freeze what remains for a night when you have nothing left to give.
Ingredients
good olive oil
Quantity
3 tablespoons
yellow onion
Quantity
1 large
diced
celery stalks
Quantity
3
sliced
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| good olive oil | 3 tablespoons |
| yellow oniondiced | 1 large |
| celery stalkssliced | 3 |
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