Winter vegetable soup with bacon and pesto toasts

This is a recipe for a good and filling soup you can easily make of vegetables found in your fridge. You can use the vegetables you have but you should include onion and carrot and at least two more types of vegetable. So invite someone over and enjoy a good conversation over good and healthy food that won't break the bank.

I used the following ingredients (for 2 people):

Vegetable oil for frying

1/2 onion

1/2 chinese garlic

8 strips of lean bacon, sliced

1 big carrot

1 potato

1/3 red pepper

2 stock cubes

50 g / 2 oz pasta

salt and pepper

For the pesto toasts:

3 bread slices

2 tablespoons pesto

grated cheese (preferably parmesan if you have it)

1. Slice the onion and garlic and fry for 5 minutes, until just softened.

2. Dice the carrot, potato and red pepper.

3. Add the carrot, potato, red pepper and sliced up bacon and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Pour 1,2 liters / 2 pints / 5 cups of cold water over the vegetables and add the stock cubes. Cover and let it simmer for 30 minutes.

4. Add the pasta and cook as long as instructed on the package.

5. Meanwhile, spread the bread slices with pesto and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Brown lightly under a hot grill. Season the soup to taste - be careful with the salt as the bacon and stock cubes can make it salt enough alone. Be generous with the pepper.



Place the pot on the table for that rustic feel and enjoy the long, dark evening having inexpensive and tasty food and good company. Good luck!

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