Soupe au pistou
Ingredients
- beans | 300g
- onion | 1
- carrots | 2
- potatoes | 4
- zuchini | 3
- laurel leaf | 1
- garlic | 3 teeth
- basil | some
- thyme | some
- tomatoes | 3
- water | 2 to 4 liters
Steps
Dice the onion and cut the tomatoes into small pieces. Heat up some olive oil in a big pot and throw in the onion. Then add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
Dice the carrots, cut the potatoes into pieces and slice the zuchini. Clean the beans under cold water and add them to the pot. Add the carrots and cover with water. Add the laurel leaf and thyme and cook for 45 minutes.
Add the potatoes and the zuchini and some more water if needed and cook for another 20 minutes.
To prepare the pistou, crush the garlic and basil leaves in a mortar and emulsify with some olive oil.
When the soup is ready. Place some pistou in at the bottom of a big plate. Pour the soup over it and mix.
Notes
- the traditional one is done using white beans and red beans.
- one can add pasta at the end of cooking for a more rich soup.
- string beans can also be added to the soup.