Vegetable Soup with Pistou - The Blender Girl

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil (or extra-virgin olive oil)
• 2 cups (300g) diced yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh garlic (3 cloves)
• 1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• 2 cups peeled and diced red-skinned potato
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh basil
• 8 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup green beans trimmed, halved
• 1 cup diced zucchini
• 1 cup cooked cannellini beans
• 1 cup cooked garbanzo beans
• 1 cup cooked kidney beans
• 1 cup diced and seeded ripe tomatoes
• 1 cup raw macadamias
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves with stems removed
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
• 1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste