- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Serving: 4
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 334
- Fat Content: 17g
- Saturated Fat Content: 5g
- Carbohydrate Content: 24g
- Sugar Content: 9g
- Fiber Content: 8g
- Protein Content: 19g
- Sodium Content: 1.4g
Green pesto minestrone
Ingredients
- olive-oil - 2 tbsp olive oil
- onion - 1 large onion, finely chopped
- celery-stick - 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
- vegetable-stock - 1.4l vegetable stock
- lemon - 2 small lemons, zested and juiced
- orzo - 170g orzo
- frozen-peas - 120g frozen peas
- spinach - 250g frozen spinach
- pesto - 50g pesto
- flatbreads - garlic flatbreads, to serve (optional)
- parmesan - 60g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion, celery and a pinch of salt, and fry for 8 mins until soft. Add the stock with the zest and juice of the lemons, and season. Stir in the orzo and cook for 5 mins, then add the peas and spinach, and cook for a further 5 mins. Swirl though the pesto and season.
- Heat the flatbreads, if using, following pack instructions. Ladle the soup generously into bowls and top with a handful of parmesan. Serve with the flatbread to dip.
Healthy soup recipe for 4 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, celery stick, vegetable stock, lemon, orzo, frozen peas, spinach, pesto, flatbreads and parmesan.
