Minestrone with smoked ham rasher recipe | Woolworths TASTE

Ingredients

• 2 large stalks celery, chopped
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 4 baby leeks, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3 fresh bay leaves
• 50 g butter
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 x 750 g smoked ham rasher
• 4 cups good-quality chicken stock
• 150 g broad beans, podded
• 8 baby carrots
• 200 g small pasta shells
• ½ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• For the almond and olive pesto, blend:
• 50 g almonds, skinned and toasted
• 12 black olives, pitted and chopped
• ½ ciabatta roll, ground into breadcrumbs
• Zest of ½ lemon
• 2 T olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste