Vegetable Soup with Pistou

Ingredients

• 6 garlic cloves
• 1 large onion
• 1 cup dried cannellini (white kidney beans)
• 10 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pound small red-skinned potatoes
• 2 large carrots
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
  • ½ pound green beans
  • 2 leeks (white and pale green parts only)
  • Pistou
  • 1 cup farfalle (bow-tie pasta)
  • 4 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 2 medium zucchini

Combine 4 cups water, beans, onion and 2 garlic cloves in heavy large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat. Cover; simmer until beans are just tender, stirring occasionally, about 55 minutes. Add 6 cups water, 4 garlic cloves, potatoes, leeks, carrots, tomatoes with juices, half of green beans, half o...

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