Italian•healthy
Vibrant Green Soup
This vibrant green soup is made with simple, healthy ingredients and has so many delicious flavours. It's light and easy to make, making it a great weeknight dinner option or a lazy weekend lunch
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 onion (, yellow/white)
- 1 1/4 cup (280g) cannellini beans (, pre-cooked canned)
- 1/2 cup homemade pesto (, see recipe link below)
- 8 cup (4 litres) chicken stock/broth
- 1 brassica rapa (bok choy) (, cut into thin strips)
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper
- parmesan for topping ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop the carrot, celery and onion. Heat the olive oil in a large pot and saute the chopped veg until soft but not browned (6-7 minutes).
- 2
Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
- 3
Once boiling, add the bok choy (or greens of your choice) and simmer for 10 minutes.
- 4
Add pre-cooked cannellini beans and homemade pesto, stir the pesto into the stock, season with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Simmer for another 10 minutes. Serve with an extra sprinkling of pepper and a little parmesan if desired.