Soupe au Pistou (Vegetable Soup With Pesto) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tomato, cored
• 1 cup basil leaves
• 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 ounces Parmesan or Gruyère, grated
• 1 celery rib, diced
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 1 leek, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced
• 1 sprig thyme
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 pound potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 pound zucchini or summer squash, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/2 pound string beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 3/4 pound kale, roughly chopped
• 1/2 pound fresh fava beans, shelled
• 3/4 cup small pasta shells