Tomato-Free Minestrone Soup with Pesto - IQS Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil.
• 1 rasher bacon, finely diced (omit if on Vegetarian Meal Plan).
• 1 small brown onion, finely diced.
• 4 stalks celery, finely diced.
• 2 carrots, finely diced.
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed.
• 3 cups vegetable stock (or stock of your choice).
• 3 cups water.
• 1 large zucchini, finely diced.
• 1 bay leaf.
• 1/2 cup small soup pasta.
• 1 cup frozen peas.
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves.
• leftover basil and spinach pesto, to serve.
• 1 savoury muffin or bread of your choice.