BBC Food - Recipes - Pistou soup

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Pistou soup
Ingredients: 1 bunch of Vietnamese or Thai basil , chopped; 1 stalk of lemongrass , roughly chopped; ½ small red chilli , seeds removed; 5 tbsp sunflower oil; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 onions , diced; 4 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste; 2 sprigs thyme; 3 bay leaves; 4 tbsp tomato purée; 2 carrots , diced; 2 courgettes , diced; 200g/7oz green beans , cut into small pieces; 2 litres/3½ pints boiling water; 100g/3½oz dried pasta (a small variety like orzo); 1 x 400g/14oz tin white beans (e.g. haricots blancs, cannellini), drained and rinsed; 200g/7oz fresh or frozen peas; 1 tbsp salt; pinch sugar; freshly ground black pepper

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A light, spicy twist on a traditional summer vegetable soup. French ‘pistou’ is a distant relative of the Italian pesto, but my version reflects the Vietnamese

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Ingredients

1 bunch of Vietnamese or Thai basil , chopped
1 stalk of lemongrass , roughly chopped
½ small red chilli , seeds removed
5 tbsp sunflower oil
3 tbsp olive oil
2 onions , diced
4 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste
2 sprigs thyme
3 bay leaves
4 tbsp tomato purée
2 carrots , diced
2 courgettes , diced
200g/7oz green beans , cut into small pieces
2 litres/3½ pints boiling water
100g/3½oz dried pasta (a small variety like orzo)
1 x 400g/14oz tin white beans (e.g. haricots blancs, cannellini), drained and rinsed
200g/7oz fresh or frozen peas
1 tbsp salt
pinch sugar
freshly ground black pepper