Soupe Au Pistou - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups boiling water
1 lb French beans, cleaned,cut in 1 inch lengths
4 medium potatoes, chopped finely
3 tomatoes, peeled,chopped
1/4 lb vermicelli
For the aillade
3 cloves garlic
1 cup fresh basil
1 grilled tomatoes, peeled and seeded
grated gruyere cheese

Preparation

Put the beans, potatoes and tomatoes into the boiling water.
Season with salt and pepper and boil over a hot fire.
When the vegetables are almost cooked, add the vermicelli and finish cooking gently.
Make the aillade: In a blender, blend the garlic, basil and grilled tomato until thoroughly smooth.
Add 3 tablespoonfuls of the liquid from the pistou (soup).
Pour the pistou into a tureen, stir in the aillade and top with some grated Gruyere (Swiss) cheese.