Minestrone Soup Recipe With Pesto and Parmesan | Saveur

Ingredients

• 3 medium carrots, peeled, divided
• 6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
• 1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped
• ¹⁄₂ green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
• ¹⁄₄ cup loosely packed parsley leaves
• ¹⁄₂ lb. lean salt pork, rinsed
• One 14 1/2-oz. can diced tomatoes
• ¹⁄₂ cup tomato paste
• ¹⁄₄ cup beef stock base
• ¹⁄₄ cup dried basil
• 1 tbsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. Freshly ground black pepper, plus more
• ¹⁄₂ lb. string beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 ¹⁄₄ shelled fresh or frozen peas
• Kosher salt
• ¹⁄₂ cup loosely packed basil leaves
• ¹⁄₂ cup loosely packed parsley leaves
• ¹⁄₄ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving
• ¹⁄₄ cup finely grated pecorino romano, plus more for serving
• 1 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. pine nuts
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper