Name: Creamy Pesto Orzo Soup
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 200 g orzo; 3 cups vegetable broth; 0.5 batch kale pesto; 400 ml coconut milk; 100 g kale, roughly chopped; 460 g white beans, strained and rinsed; 1 lemon, zest + juice; salt and pepper to taste

Wed Jan 24 2024

Creamy Pesto Orzo Soup

This warming and comforting creamy orzo soup is the easiest to make. It's a one-pot recipe ready in 20 minutes, it really doesn’t get more simple or more delicious.

SERVINGS:

COOKING TIME:20 MINUTES

Ingredients

Soup

1 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
200 g orzo
3 cups vegetable broth
0.5 batch kale pesto
400 ml coconut milk
100 g kale, roughly chopped
460 g white beans, strained and rinsed
1 lemon, zest + juice
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat a deep pan with olive oil to medium high heat. Add the shallot and cook until slightly transparent, then stir in the orzo and cook until golden, about 3 minutes. Pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a boil before lowering the heat and leaving to shimmer until orzo is al dente, about 8 minutes.
Stir in kale pesto, coconut milk, kale and white beans and let cook until the kale has wilted, about 3 minutes. Finish the soup of by adding lemon, and season with salt and pepper to taste.