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Pistou soup
20 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Serves 4-6
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A light, spicy twist on a traditional summer vegetable soup. French ‘pistou’ is a distant relative of the Italian pesto, but my version reflects the Vietnamese influence on modern French food.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
594
Calories
17g
Protein
16g
Fat
99g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lemongrass | 1 tbsp (6g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of Vietnamese or Thai basil
- 1 stalk of lemongrass
- ½ small red chilli
- 5 tbsp sunflower oil
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions
- 4 garlic
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 3 bay leaves
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 carrots
- 2 courgettes
- 200g/7oz green beans
- 2 litres/3½ pints boiling water
- 100g/3½oz dried pasta
- 1 x 400g/14oz tin white beans
- 200g/7oz fresh or frozen peas
- 1 tbsp salt
- pinch sugar
- freshly ground black pepper
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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