Courgette, pea & pesto soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
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
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Cook the garlic for a few seconds, then add the courgettes and cook for 3 mins until they start to soften. Stir in the peas and cannellini beans, pour on the hot stock and cook for a further 3 mins.
- STEP 2
Stir the pesto through the soup with some seasoning, then ladle into bowls and serve with crusty brown bread, if you like. Or pop in a flask to take to work.
