Green Minestrone with Spinach Pesto Recipe | Saveur

Ingredients

• 5 cups packed baby spinach (about 5 oz.)
• 2 cups packed basil leaves
• 5 Tbsp. pine nuts, lightly toasted
• 1 cup raw unsalted cashews
• Kosher salt
• 1 cup ditalini pasta, cooked to al dente
• 5 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• ½ cup thinly sliced shallots
• 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
• 2 cups finely chopped zucchini
• 1 cup finely chopped kohlrabi
• 1 cup thinly sliced leek
• ¾ cup finely chopped fennel
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• ¼ cup frozen peas
• 6 large green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
• Toasted country bread slices