Ultimate Vegetarian - Chickpea and Swiss Chard Minestrone with Pesto

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Chickpea & Swiss Chard Minestrone with Pesto

 

Recipe By :Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook - Paul Gayler

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion -- chopped

2 celery stalks -- chopped

2 garlic cloves -- crushed

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 carrot -- diced

1/2 cup Swiss chard -- chopped

4 1/2 cups Dark Vegetable Stock

3/4 cup canned crushed tomatoes

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

2 ounces spaghetti

1 zucchini -- diced

1/2 cup green beans -- thinly sliced

1 potato -- diced

1/2 cup frozen peas

1 cup canned chickpeas -- drained

For The Pesto

2 cups basil leaves

2 garlic cloves

1 tablespoon pine nuts

2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan

pinch granulated sugar

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

salt and freshly ground pepper

 

For the pesto, place all the ingredients except the olive oil in a blender or

food processor and blend until smooth. With the motor still running, slowly add

the oil until the pesto is smooth and has a grainy, slightly runny texture.

Season to taste.

 

For the minestrone, heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Add the onion,

celery, garlic, and oregano. Saute over medium heat for 2 - 3 minutes, until

soft. Add the carrot and chard and cook for 1 minute, until the chard has

wilted.

 

Stir in the stock, tomatoes, and rep pepper flakes, and bring to a boil. Reduce

the heat and simmer for 50 - 60 minutes, Break the spaghetti iinto 1 inch

lengths and add to the soup with the zucchini, green beans, potato, peas, and

chickpeas. Simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until

the vegetables are tender.

 

Pour the soup into four individual serving bowls. Place a tablespoon of the

pesto in each bowl and serve hot.

 

 

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Per serving: 377 Calories (kcal); 26g Total Fat; (61% calories from fat); 7g

Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 121mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0