Brothy and light, this is a perfect summer soup. Pesto adorns each bowl with a burst of herbal freshness. This minestrone is filled with all green vegetables and topped with basil microgreens and sprinkled with parmigiano cheese.
You may add small pasta, tortellini or — like I did — ricotta spinach ravioli. Nothing feeds the soul like a bowl of minestrone verde on a summer day.
Minestrone Verde
Recipe: lunch, dinner
Ingredients:
1 C coarsely chopped fresh basil
Basil micro greens (generous amount)
Ortaliza Farms
2 tablespoons shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Galati Cheese Company
1 tablespoon pesto
1 garlic clove, chopped
Some garlic scraps
Raymont’s Berries
2 tablespoons EVOO
1 C thinly sliced leeks
2 small zucchini, sliced into half-moons
Remark Fresh Markets
4 C water
3 C coarsely chopped fresh baby spinach
1 C fresh green peas
1 C green flat beans1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
tortellini, ravioli or small pasta (optional)
Windsor Ravioli
Instructions:
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a medium pot over medium.
Add onion, garlic and garlic scraps. Cook stirring often until softened, about 6 minutes.
Stir in zucchini and green flat beans. Cook stirring occasionally, until zucchini is just tender but not browned, about 4 minutes.
Add water and increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 8 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook pasta of your choice in a stockpot of boiling water 3 minutes less than package directions. Drain.
Add pasta, spinach, fresh basil and peas to soup. Cook until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
Add salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowl.
Top each serving with pesto and basil microgreens, and sprinkle parmigiano reggiano cheese.
Buon Appetito!
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All photos provided by Rosa Basile-Marrello
A healthy and fabulous meal!
This minestrone looks so comforting and nourishing. I will definitely try this recipe soon.
This is just beautiful and I love all of her recipes 🤤
This looks amazing! Never had a green minestrone soup but will definitely try this out!
This sounds like another delicious recipe from Rosa. Full of lovely greens and pasta, what more could you want!?
Mmmmm, I love soups any time of the year! This soup looks and sounds so good! Looking forward to trying it! Thanks for another great recipe Rosa!
A very tasty soup that did fill the soul. Thank you Bella.
Oh this looks delicious! Perfect for summer!! I love Rosa’s recipes and the love she puts into her food!