Name: Burghul Minestrone Soup with Pine Nuts recipe by Neha Pahilwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: FOR STOCK; Bottle gourd 100 gram peeled and chopped; Spinach leaves 1/4 cup; Tomato 1 small chopped; FOR MINESTRONE; Burghul 1/8 cup; Garlic 4 cloves slivered; Onion chopped 1/4 cup; Short green beans cut 1/2 cup; Fresh Green Peas 1/2 cup; Carrot small cubes 1/4 cup; Green capsicum chopped 1/4 cup; Spring onions chopped 2 teaspoons; Potato 1 small chopped; Salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; 1 tsp oregano; Zest of one lime; 2 tbsp Crushed pine nuts for topping; 2 tsp Olive oil

ABOUT Burghul Minestrone Soup with Pine Nuts RECIPE

This hearty soup is perfect comfort food for any season as well as for weight loss. Minestrone is a thick soup of Italian origin.The soup is a veritable sea of greens, vegetables and pasta. Here pasta has been replaced with burghul. This minestrone soup is loaded with proteins and minerals from burghul, greens and veggies whatever is in season and available locally.

Ingredients Serving: 4

FOR STOCK
Bottle gourd 100 gram peeled and chopped
Spinach leaves 1/4 cup
Tomato 1 small chopped
FOR MINESTRONE
Burghul 1/8 cup
Garlic 4 cloves slivered
Onion chopped 1/4 cup
Short green beans cut 1/2 cup
Fresh Green Peas 1/2 cup
Carrot small cubes 1/4 cup
Green capsicum chopped 1/4 cup
Spring onions chopped 2 teaspoons
Potato 1 small chopped
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
1 tsp oregano
Zest of one lime
2 tbsp Crushed pine nuts for topping
2 tsp Olive oil

Instructions

For the stock, Cook bottle gourd, spinach and tomato in a pan with 4 cups of water .
Mash and strain for stock and keep it aside.
FOR MINESTRONE
Heat olive oil in a pan, saute garlic until aromatic
Add the chopped onions and saute for a minute
Add and saute burghul for a minute
Now add carrot, potato, beans and peas. Saute them for a minute.
Add capsicum and spring onions with the stock and mix well
Add oregano , zest and salt. Simmer the soup over medium heat for 10 minutes
Add pepper and check for seasoning
Garnish with Pine nuts and serve warm

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