Vegetable Minestrone with Pesto Recipe | Epicurious

Name: Vegetable Minestrone with Pesto Recipe | Epicurious
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/2 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup); 1 large stalk celery, chopped (about 1/2 cup); 1 large carrot, chopped (about 1/2 cup); 1 small leek, white and pale green parts only, washed and chopped (about 1/2 cup); 1 large russet potato, peeled and diced (about 1 cup); 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup fava beans (freshly shelled, or soaked if dry); 1 cup canned crushed plum tomatoes, with their juices; 1 medium zucchini, trimmed and chopped (about 1 1/2 cups); 1/2 cup fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch-long pieces; 1/2 cup shelled fresh or frozen peas; 1 cup loosely packed chopped fresh spinach (or any fresh greens with stems removed if necessary); One roughly 2-inch-square Parmigiano-Reggiano rind, rinsed; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup pesto

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italian
fava bean
russet potato
plum tomato
zucchini
green bean
pea
spinach
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Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1 large stalk celery, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 large carrot, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 small leek, white and pale green parts only, washed and chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 large russet potato, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup fava beans (freshly shelled, or soaked if dry)
1 cup canned crushed plum tomatoes, with their juices
1 medium zucchini, trimmed and chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch-long pieces
1/2 cup shelled fresh or frozen peas
1 cup loosely packed chopped fresh spinach (or any fresh greens with stems removed if necessary)
One roughly 2-inch-square Parmigiano-Reggiano rind, rinsed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup pesto