Minestrone Soup alla Genovese

Ingredients

• • 3 stalks celery, diced 

  • 3 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 leek, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 

  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
  • 5 cups (1.25 litres) chicken broth
  • 4 plum tomatoes, diced
  • 3 zucchini, diced
  • 2 red bell peppers, diced
  • 1 1/2 cup (375 ml) green beans, cut into 1/2-inch (1-cm) pieces
  • 1 can white beans, rinsed and drained 

  • 2 Italian sausages, grilled and sliced 

  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) homemade or store-bought pesto
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • Salt and pepper