Summer Vegetable and Italian Sausage Soup | Cook Smarts

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Pine nuts (sub walnuts or pecans)
• 1 clove Garlic, peeled
• 1 oz Cheese, parmesan (opt), grated
• 1 1/2 oz Basil, fresh
• 2 tsp Lemon juice
• 3 Tbsp Oil, olive
• 1/2 cup Pasta, uncooked orzo
• 1/2 Onions, medium, diced
• 8 oz Carrots, diced
• 8 oz Squash, yellow summer, diced (sub zucchini)
• 1/2 cup Sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic, diced
• 1 can Beans, cannellini or butter (14 oz / 397 g), drained and rinsed
• 1 Tbsp Oil, olive
• 6 oz Italian sausage, loose and raw
• 3 Tbsp Tomato paste
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp Paprika, smoked
• 5 cups Stock, any type
• 1 Cheese, parmesan rind (opt)
• 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
• ~1/4 cup Basil pesto (ingredients listed separately)