MAGIMIX Cook Expert Recipe Manual page 25

MINESTRONE
with Parmesan crisps
: 30 min
P R E P T I M E C O O K I N G T I M E
S E RV E S 6 / 8 P R O G R A M M E
1 carrot (100g)
1 onion
1 celery stick
1½ tbsp olive oil
150g small smoked lardons or bacon
1 clove garlic, germ removed*
1.25L water
2 chicken stock cubes
salt, pepper
1 potato (100g)
1 courgette (150g)
1 Peel and dice the carrot, onion and celery. Place in the metal bowl with the olive
oil and run the EXPERT programme for 3 minutes/speed 2A/120 °C. Add the
lardons or bacon, garlic, water, stock cubes, salt and pepper. Run the EXPERT
programme for 8 minutes/speed 3/110 °C.
2 Peel and cut the potato and courgette into 2cm cubes. Cut the green beans into
small pieces. Add the potatoes, courgette and green beans to the bowl. Run the
EXPERT programme for 20 minutes/speed 1A/110 °C.
3 Rinse the tinned beans under running water. At the end of the programme, add
the white beans, tomatoes, pasta, basil and chopped parsley. Restart the EXPERT
programme for 10 minutes/speed 1A/110 °C (adjust the cooking time depending
on the type of pasta used).
4 Season to taste, serve immediately with 1 tsp of pesto (p. 232) per serving and
Parmesan crisps.
Parmesan crisps
1 Preheat the oven to 180 °C (170 °C fan, gas mark 4). Spread a thin layer of
Parmesan on a sheet of baking paper. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes; watch carefully,
as the Parmesan should only be lightly coloured.
2 Remove from the oven; cool before removing the crisps from the paper.
48
: 40 min
:
150g green beans
200g white beans, cooked
or precooked
2 tomatoes (200g), diced
150g small shell-shaped pasta
3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, washed and
finely sliced*
3 tbsp basil, washed and finely sliced*
PA R M E S A N C R I S P S :
100g Parmesan, grated