Sautéed vegetables with beans and pistou

Name: Sautéed vegetables with beans and pistou
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 large bunches basil, leaves only (about 2 firmly packed cups); 3 tablespoons pignoli nuts; 2 parsnips, peeled and roughly chopped into ¼-inch dice; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped into ¼-inch dice; 2 leeks (white part only), well washed and roughly chopped into ¼-inch dice; 2 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped into ¼-inch dice; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup cooked white beans (rinse if canned); ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan; 6 ounces prosciutto or other dry-cured ham, with some of its fat, in 1 or 2 chunks; 6 ounces prosciutto or other dry-cured ham, with some of its fat, in 1 or 2 chunks; 4 ounces cremini or stemmed shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and sliced; 2 small zucchini, washed, trimmed, and roughly chopped into ¼-inch dice; 2 turnips, peeled and roughly chopped into ¼-inch dice; 4 ounces cremini or stemmed shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and sliced

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

Pistou being the Provençal word for pesto, a traditional basil paste that works its magic when stirred into these cooked vegetables. The beans make this a substantial dish, one that should certainly be considered a main course.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons pignoli nuts
2 large bunches basil, leaves only (about 2 firmly packed cups)
½ <

Europe
France
Main course
Side dish
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Put the pignolis in a small skillet and turn the heat to medium. Toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until the nuts are fragrant and nearly brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Combine the nuts, basil, ¼ cup of the oil, the garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a blender; whiz until blended, then taste and adjust the seasoning. Set aside.
Put the remaining