Soupe au Pistou

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Lynley Ruck

Ingredients

  • 1 x 415g can white beans, rinsed and drained (e.g. cannelloni)
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 leek, cleaned and cut into small dice
  • 450 g green beans sliced 1.5cm thick
  • 450 g broad beans (frozen is fine)
  • 200 g peas (frozen is fine)
  • 4 baby carrots, sliced
  • 2 courgettes, sliced
  • 100 g potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 cm dice
  • 2 litres water
  • 50 g tagliatelle, broken
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 50 g gruyere cheese, grated
  • Seasalt and freshly ground pepper
  • Pistou
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 4 stems basil
  • 75g parmesan cheese grated
  • 150 ml extra virgin olive oil

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Hollandaise Sauce

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Alison McKee
Note: Hollandaise Sauce is an emulsion, not quite a true mixture but a suspension of one substance in another. Take care not to add the melted butter too quickly or the sauce will curdle and split

Ingredients

  • 6 crushed peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar (white wine or champagne)
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 200 g butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

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