Spring Veg Stew with Pesto & Roast Fennel
This lovely spring veg stew is jam-packed with seasonal organic veg and beans–carrots, courgettes, cannelloni and broad beans. Healthy and delicious.
This stew is both fresh and comforting.
To make it even more delicious I topped it with sticky roast fennel and dollops of Basil pesto stirred through.
I hope you love this delicious soup as much as I do. xx
Thank you Riverford for sending me the lovely organic veg box! xx
4-6 servings
Ingredients
For the soup
- 2 onions chopped roughly
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves sliced
- 2 carrots chopped into small dice
- 2 courgettes
- 5 plumb tomatoes roughly sliced
- 1 litre veg stock
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- 1 can cannoli beans
- 3 handfuls broad beans -.frozen or fresh
- 3 handfuls of spinach
- Juice 1/2 lemon
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp sea salt
For the roast fennel
- 1 bulb fennel sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Pinch sea salt flakes
For the pesto
- 100 g pine nuts toasted
- 60 g basil
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 lemon juice
- 50 ml water
Instructions
- In a large pan, add the olive oil and onions and cook on a medium heat for 7-8 minutes until soft and browning.
- Add in the garlic and carrot and salt. Stir to combine and cook for a 2-3 minutes.
- Add courgette and fry for a further few minutes. Now add the chopped tomatoes, allow them to soften a little.
- Next, add the veg stock, oregano and thyme.
- Simmer for 10 minutes. covered then remove the lid and add the beans. Simmer for a further 10 minutes.
- Finally, add the spinach, lemon juice and nutritional yeast–stir to combine.
- Season well.
To roast the fennel
- Pre heat your oven to 180c.
- Chop the fennel and add to a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Roast for 30-40 minutes until soft and slightly charred. Remove from the oven.
To make the pesto dressing
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz to combine.
To serve
- Top with the roast fennel.
- Stir in dollops of the pesto dressing.
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2 Responses
Can’t wait to try this… Thanks so much for all your yummy recipes.
My pleasure! x