Pistou Gspeed

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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 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

Recipe

• 1 in large soup pot, simmer potatoes, onions and carrots in salted water for 45 minutes.
• 2 add green beans, peas, beans and spaghetti. crumble in bread. season with pepper and saffron. simmer 15 minutes.
• 3 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.