Courgette, pea & pesto soup

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• federica

  17 November 2011

  federica commented on this recipe

  Great success! Make your own pesto for this soup - whizz basil, parmesan and pistachios (no garlic!) and a little olive oil, it is even better if it stays a little grainy...

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• corrinamoore

  15 January 2012

  corrinamoore rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice soup and very easy to make - especially if you have an abudance of courgettes. I blitzed half of my soup in order to make the base that bit thicker and used butter beans instead of cannelloni - as I had them in the cupboard.

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• Dawn

  28 January 2012

  Dawn rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Wonderful and easy soup to make but packed full of flavour. I halved the amounts to serve two but apart from that I followed the recipe, didn't change anything. I will make this again!

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• Rachel

  07 February 2012

  Rachel commented on this recipe

  Very quick! Used it as a sauce for pasta.

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• Martiena

  08 February 2012

  Martiena rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this as a quick, healthy midweek supper and it was fab! I also used butter beans as I had them in (and I love them!) and padded it out a bit with some wilted spinach and sharwoods egg noodles that I had in the cupboard and just chucked in with the stock and let boil for a minute or two longer than recipe states. Delicious and surprisingly filling!

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• greenswede

  01 March 2012

  greenswede commented on this recipe

  Didnt have any pesto so found this a little bland. I added a dash of cider vinegar which helped (I add vinegar to everything tho - love it!) A good recipe when you're in the mood for a chunky soup!

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• JulesTheNorweegie

  09 March 2012

  JulesTheNorweegie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The thought of adding pesto in a soup seemed to me at first, a little bit odd, but when I tried it I all of a sudden understood what the fuss was about! In the past I've struggled with getting soups to taste different from each other, as you usually use the same main ingredients, but this is definitely an exception to that rule!

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• StrawberryShortcake

  22 June 2012

  StrawberryShortcake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I really enjoyed this soup- swapped the beans for butter beans as per suggestions here. The result was a tasty, filling, low-fat soup that didn't taste low-fat because of the lovely pesto flavour.

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• Nikki

  05 July 2012

  Nikki rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very quick to make, delicious and healthy too. what more could you want!

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• erpark

  21 July 2012

  erpark rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious and easy.

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• Claire Wallace

  15 August 2012

  Claire Wallace commented on this recipe

  I didn't have any beans so I cooked it with a small amount of wholemeal pasta, and stirred a spoonful of natural yogurt in at the end with a dash of lemon juice - delicious!

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• CDC

  18 August 2012

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• Sara

  21 August 2012

  Sara rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A lovely soup, lots of flavour and very healthy.

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• Majse

  27 September 2012

  Majse rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very easy, super yummy and good for you!

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• ElorenaWatson

  04 October 2012

  ElorenaWatson rated and commented on this recipe

  

  quick and yummy

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• andi1981

  15 October 2012

  andi1981 commented on this recipe

  Yummy

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• andi1981

  15 October 2012

  andi1981 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yummy

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• Pauline

  24 October 2012

  Pauline rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this last night. Just come in from a long day at work and had a bowl full of this beautiful soup. Put two portions in the freezer to look forward too.

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• NZJanie

  08 January 2013

  NZJanie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Beautiful, healthy soup. I also blended mine as I'm not that keen on chunky soup. Became a lovely spring green colour. This would make a lovely dinner party starter too.

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• carlisc

  21 January 2013

  carlisc commented on this recipe

  First time I made this I followed the recipe exactly, it was lovely but I found the beans became a bit mushing when reheating. Now I don't cook the beans just add them after the other ingredients are done and it's perfect. I do think the pesto makes it (if you like pesto of course).

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , sliced
• 500g courgettes , quartered lengthways and chopped
• 200g frozen peas
• 400g can cannellini beans , drained and rinsed
• 1l hot vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp basil pesto , or vegetarian alternative

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Serves 4

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , sliced
• 500g courgettes , quartered lengthways and chopped
• 200g frozen peas
• 400g can cannellini beans , drained and rinsed
• 1l hot vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp basil pesto , or vegetarian alternative

PER SERVING

200 kcalories, protein 12g, carbohydrate 21g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 8g, sugar 7g, salt 1.05 g

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