SOUPE AU PISTOU Recipe
Soupe Au Pistou recipe is a French soup. You can vary this recipe by adding herbs of your choice.
Summary
Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In25 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings3
Main IngredientPotato
Ingredients
French beans – 1 pound
Tomatoes - 3
Vermicelli - 1/4 pound
Medium potatoes – 4
Salt and pepper – as desired
Boiling water – 3 pints
For the Aillade:
Garlic – 3 cloves
Sweet basil – a handful
Tomato – 1, grilled
Gruyere cheese – for garnishing, grated
Directions
MAKING
1. Prepare beans and cut it into 1 inch lengths.
2. Peel and finely chop the potatoes and tomatoes.
3. In a pan, take the vegetables and pour 3 pints of boiling water over it. Cook it.
4. When they are almost cooked, add seasoning as per taste.
5. Add vermicelli and let it cook gently over a very low flame.
To make the Aillade:
6. In a mortar, pound 3 cloves of garlic, a handful of sweet basil and a grilled tomato, without its skin and seed.
7. When it is of a smooth consistency, add 3 tablespoons from the soup.
SERVING
8. Pour Soupe Au Pistou into a tureen. Stir in the Aillade and top it with grated Gruyere cheese.
1. Prepare beans and cut it into 1 inch lengths.
2. Peel and finely chop the potatoes and tomatoes.
3. In a pan, take the vegetables and pour 3 pints of boiling water over it. Cook it.
4. When they are almost cooked, add seasoning as per taste.
5. Add vermicelli and let it cook gently over a very low flame.
To make the Aillade:
6. In a mortar, pound 3 cloves of garlic, a handful of sweet basil and a grilled tomato, without its skin and seed.
7. When it is of a smooth consistency, add 3 tablespoons from the soup.
SERVING
8. Pour Soupe Au Pistou into a tureen. Stir in the Aillade and top it with grated Gruyere cheese.
