# Rachel Roddy's summer minestrone with pesto recipe

Rachel Roddy presents a summer minestrone with pesto recipe and advises refrigerating leftovers in heat.

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Rachel Roddy's summer minestrone with pesto recipe serves six people and includes courgettes, green beans, potatoes, white beans, tomatoes, onion, celery, parsley, and a pesto made from garlic, pine nuts or almonds, herbs, olive oil and grated cheese. [^1]

The author bought unpeeled thick beans in late spring because they were very cheap. [^2]

The author decided to dry the beans for summer storage. [^3]

The author found dried beans stored under kitchen furniture and under the refrigerator. [^4]

In her minestrone method, Roddy specifies simmering the vegetable base with 1.5 liters of water and a Parmesan rind for roughly 30 minutes, then adding the drained white beans about 10 minutes before the soup is done. [^5]

Roddy advises that if minestrone is prepared in advance, resting for hours improves flavor and texture, but in hot weather, any rest longer than an hour should take place in a cool spot or fridge to avoid spoilage, followed by gentle reheating. [^6]

The author buys thick beans once a week to check their condition. [^7]

Rachel Roddy's minestrone recipe draws inspiration from three recipes in Laura Ragoni's book Profumi e Sapori di Liguria. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Rachel Roddy's summer minestrone with pesto recipe serves six people and includes courgettes, green beans, potatoes, white beans, tomatoes, onion, celery, parsley, and a pesto made from garlic, pine nuts or almonds, herbs, olive oil and grated cheese. (The Guardian, News)
2. The author bought unpeeled thick beans in late spring because they were very cheap. (ZEITmagazin, News)
3. The author decided to dry the beans for summer storage. (ZEITmagazin, News)
4. The author found dried beans stored under kitchen furniture and under the refrigerator. (ZEITmagazin, News)
5. In her minestrone method, Roddy specifies simmering the vegetable base with 1.5 liters of water and a Parmesan rind for roughly 30 minutes, then adding the drained white beans about 10 minutes before the soup is done. (The Guardian, News)
6. Roddy advises that if minestrone is prepared in advance, resting for hours improves flavor and texture, but in hot weather, any rest longer than an hour should take place in a cool spot or fridge to avoid spoilage, followed by gentle reheating. (The Guardian, News)
7. The author buys thick beans once a week to check their condition. (ZEITmagazin, News)
8. Rachel Roddy's minestrone recipe draws inspiration from three recipes in Laura Ragoni's book Profumi e Sapori di Liguria. (The Guardian, News)

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