Summer Vegetable Minestrone with Basil Pesto

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    619

This is the Summery take on the well-known Italian soup.

recipe updated 28 Oct 2025

Ingredients

  • Pancetta icon
    Pancetta
    100 g
  • Spring onion icon
    Spring onion
    30 g
  • Courgette icon
    Courgette
    200 g
  • Leek icon
    Leek
    180 g
  • Green beans icon
    Green beans
    200 g
  • Tinned borlotti beans icon
    Tinned borlotti beans
    400 g
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    200 g
  • Celery stalk icon
    Celery stalk
    90 g
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    700 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 tablespoon
  • Pesto icon
    Pesto
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon SoupEasy
  • kCook icon Soupeasy goblet

Step preview

  1. Add pancetta, spring onion, carrot, courgette, celery stalk, leek, green beans, tinned borlotti beans, vegetable stock and salt to the SoupEasy Goblet
  2. Select Chunky Soup programme then press Start
  3. Serve
  4. Garnish with pesto
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