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Soupe au Pistou (Provençal Bean Soup)

Name: Soupe au Pistou (Provençal Bean Soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 250 g white beans (soaked or 2 cans); 2 leeks, sliced; 2 carrots, diced; 2 zucchini, diced; 150 g green beans; 2 potatoes, diced; 800 ml water or light stock; Salt; Pistou: 2 garlic cloves, 50g basil, 3 tbsp olive oil, 30g grated cheese

The soul of Provence: white beans, summer vegetables and a basil-garlic pistou stirred in at the end.

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1Simmer the beans until tender (skip if canned).

2Add leeks, carrots, potatoes; 15 minutes.

3Add zucchini and green beans; 10 more minutes. Season.

4Pound basil, garlic, oil and cheese into a pistou.

5Off the heat, stir the pistou in and serve.