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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut the leeks, potato, onion, celery, zucchini, green beans, and carrots into 1/4-inch dice. | 2. In a 6-quart stockpot, combine 3 tablespoons of the olive oil with the water. Add the vegetables and saute over medium-low heat until all the water evaporates. Do not brown the vegetables. | 3. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Cook at a gentle boil for 30 minutes. | 4. Meanwhile, in a food processor fitted with the metal blade, put the tomatoes, basil, garlic, and remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil. Pulse until pureed. | 5. Stir the puree into the cooked soup. Do not let the soup return to a boil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve the soup hot or cold from a tureen or in individual bowls. | 6. Cook's Note: My mother uses only water, because her vegetables are peak-of-season, just-picked, and therefore full of flavor; but you can use stock if you like. Pistou, the puree of tomatoes, basil, garlic, and olive oil in this recipe, is a traditional French condiment that adds a burst of flavor just before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
leek	2			-	-	-	-
potato	1		peeled	-	-	-	-
onion	1			28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
celery	2	stalks		20.48	3.8016	0.8832	0.2176
zucchini	1			2.31	0.3421	0.2981	0.044000000000000004
green bean	12			372.0	83.64	21.96	2.64
carrot	2		peeled	50.02	11.6876	1.1346	0.2928
olive oil	6	tablespoons		716.04	0.0	0.0	81.0
water	3	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
chicken stock water	1/2	gallon		-	-	-	-
tomato	6		ripe peeled seeded	372.4138	82.5787	19.4303	3.2384
garlic clove	4			-	-	-	-
basil leaf	30		washed	-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.