Farro Soup in the Style of Lucca: Minestra di Faro Lucchese | Recipe Finder

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Spanish onion , thinly sliced
• 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
• 1 leek, white and light green part only, thinly sliced
• 1 cup faro (may substitute wheat berries)
• 1 (12-ounce) can borlotti beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoons tomato paste
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Water
• 1 1/2 cups fresh green peas
• 2 large carrots, cut into 1/4-inch half moons
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, cut into chiffonade
• Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano