Ingredients
- 3 zucchini
- 2 potatoes
- 2 celery ribs
- 2 pesto
- 1 tomato
- 1 carrot
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 olive oil
- 8 c water
- 1 3/8 c kidney beans (dried white)
- 1/2 lb butternut squash
- 1/2 lb tubular pasta
- 3/8 c olive oil
- 3/8 lb mushrooms
- 1 1/2 ts coarse sea salt
- 1 slice onion (yellow)
Drain the beans & combine with the water in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil & cok at a high heat for 10 minutes. Reduce heat & simmer, covered, for another 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, squash, zucchini, tomato & mushrooms & cook over medium heat, stirring from time to time. After about 15 minutes, add the carrot, celery, garlic & onion. Simmer for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the olive oil & salt. Continue simemring, pressing the beans & potatoes against the side of the pot to make the soup dense. After another 15 minutes cooking, add the pasta & simmer for 9 or 10 minutes until it is al dente. Just as the heat is turned off, stir in the pesto. Let the soup cool until it is tepid & serve it with drizzles of olive oil on top.