Summer Minestrone

Name: Summer Minestrone
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 red onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 medium carrots, sliced thin; 2 celery ribs, sliced thin; 2 roma tomatoes, diced; 5 ounces fresh green beans, sliced thin; 12 cup vermicelli, broken then cooked; 5 cups vegetable stock; 2 tablespoons pesto sauce, your favorite; salt, to taste; pepper, to taste; parmesan cheese; crouton

14 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 red onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 medium carrots, sliced thin
2 celery ribs, sliced thin
2 roma tomatoes, diced
5 ounces fresh green beans, sliced thin
12 cup vermicelli, broken then cooked
5 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons pesto sauce, your favorite
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
parmesan cheese
crouton

Directions

1

Heat the oil over medium heat.
2

Add the onion and garlic and stir until soft.
3

Add the celery and carrot and cook about two minutes until tender crisp.
4

Add the tomatoes and cook about two minutes.
5

Add the green beans, vegetable stock, salt and pepper and simmer about ten minutes.
6

Add the pesto sauce and the vermicelli to the soup and serve.
7

I topped this with freshly grated parmesan cheese and some garlic croutons.
8

Enjoy!