Vegetable Soup with Basil and Garlic Recipe

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Vegetable Soup with Basil and Garlic
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
1755
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 qt water
  • 2 medium leeks (white and pale-green parts only), thinly sliced crosswise
  • 2 medium carrots , halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
  • 3/4 lb potatoes, peeled , quartered lengthwise, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
  • 3/4 lb butternut or other winter squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • bouquet garni of 1 celery rib, 3 fresh parsley sprigs, 2 fresh thyme sprigs, and 1 bay leaf tied together with kitchen string
  • 6 oz green beans , cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 small zucchini (1/2 lb), cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
  • 4 large garlic cloves
  • generous handful fresh basil leaves (preferably with blossoms)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 to 1 1/4 cups olive oil

Directions:

  1. Make soup: Bring water to a boil in a 5-quart pot and simmer leeks, onion, carrots, potatoes, squash, white beans (if using fresh), and bouquet garni 30 minutes, or until beans and squash are tender but remain intact. Add green beans, zucchini, and macaroni (and cooked white beans if using) and simmer 15 minutes, or until macaroni is tender but not falling apart.
  2. Make pistou while soup is cooking: Pound garlic, basil, salt, and pepper to taste with a large mortar and pestle, alternating between pounding and turning with a grinding motion, until mixture forms a paste. Work in enough Parmesan to make a very stiff paste, then add about one third of tomato, pounding and grinding into the paste. Gradually work in remaining cheese and tomato with a little olive oil until mixture is a barely fluid paste. Gradually work in 1 cup oil, or enough for pistou to become a sauce. (Pistou will not be an emulsion, so it should be thoroughly mixed each time it is dished out.)
  3. Serve soup with mortar of pistou on the side, to be added to taste by each person.
  4. Cooks' note: If you don't have a large mortar and pestle, finely chop basil and garlic and mash in a bowl with back of a spoon.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1754.92 Kcal (7347 kJ)
Calories from fat 1142.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 126.97g 195%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Sodium 626.25mg 26%
Potassium 2746.75mg 58%
Total Carbs 112g 37%
Sugars 12.59g 50%
Dietary Fiber 23.52g 94%
Protein 57.8g 116%
Vitamin C 43mg 72%
Vitamin A 1.2mg 39%
Iron 14.8mg 82%
Calcium 614mg 61%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 291.11 Kcal (1219 kJ)
Calories from fat 189.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.06g 195%
Cholesterol 3.65mg 7%
Sodium 103.88mg 26%
Potassium 455.63mg 58%
Total Carbs 18.58g 37%
Sugars 2.09g 50%
Dietary Fiber 3.9g 94%
Protein 9.59g 116%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 72%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 39%
Iron 2.5mg 82%
Calcium 101.9mg 61%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 44.9
    Points
  • 48
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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