Pistou Gspeed

Name: Pistou Gspeed
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups potatoes, diced; 2 cups onions, diced; 2 cups carrots, diced; 1 quart water; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 cups green beans, cut; 10 ounces frozen peas; 2 cups navy beans (or other type of cooked bean); 1/2 cup spaghetti, uncooked, broken into pieces; 1 slice white bread, stale; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 4 garlic cloves, mashed; 4 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 pinch saffron

Submitted by gspeed

"French peasant soup. Favorite."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 12

ingredients

2 cups potatoes, diced
2 cups onions, diced
2 cups carrots, diced
1 quart water
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups green beans, cut
10 ounces frozen peas
2 cups navy beans (or other type of cooked bean)
¹⁄₂ cup spaghetti, uncooked, broken into pieces
1 slice white bread, stale
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper
4 garlic cloves, mashed
4 tablespoons tomato paste
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons fresh basil
¹⁄₂ cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
¹⁄₂ cup olive oil
1 pinch saffron

directions

In large soup pot, simmer potatoes, onions and carrots in salted water for 45 minutes.
Add green beans, peas, beans and spaghetti. Crumble in bread. Season with pepper and saffron. Simmer 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in food processor, blend garlic, tomato paste, basil and Parmesan. With machine running, pour in olive oil in steady, slow stream (this forms an emulsion). Add 1 cup of hot soup and process until pureed. Whisk back into hot soup.