MINESTRONE WITH PESTO
This is a gorgeous soup to add lots of healthy vegetables into one’s diet. Its warming, nutritious and a perfect comfort food in this cold rainy weather.
What you need

parmesan cheese

pepper

salt

pesto sauce

vegetable broth

bay leaves
broccoli florets

garbanzo beans

cabbage

butternut squash

carrot

zucchini

fennel

leek

celery

yellow onion
Instructions
Add the EVO oil to a large soup pot. Add chopped onions, carrot, leek, celery, bay leaf, sea salt. Stir and allow it to sweat for 7-8 minutes on medium to low heat. Add the pumpkin and cook for 3 minutes. Add the stock, bring to a boil, and simmer for about 5 minutes, depending on the size of your pumpkin. Add the zucchini, broccoli, fennel and chickpeas, and simmer for 5-10 minutes, until cooked but still with a bite. Stir in the cabbage, taste and adjust salt and pepper, the cabbage will wilt in the heat. Ladle the soup into 4-5 bowls. Add a spoonful or 2 of pesto per bowl, a drizzle of EVO oil, and freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano to taste.View original recipe