Whilst relaxing in the park one lazy Saturday morning, flicking leisurely through some of my many French cookbooks, I came across this recipe. 

I'm a big lover of soup in Winter and I find it is my go-to staple for mid-week meals.  I'm not such a fan during the Summer time - go figure!  However this soup seemed a little different.  It looked fresh, light and packed full of yummy vegetables - and it was French.  I was sold.

Soupe au Pistou

The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo

If you're a fellow Melburnian, you've just gone through our unusually long end of Summer heatwave. 

Me + hot weather = disaster!

No food that requires heating has passed these lips for sometime, so when I tell you that I've been eating this soup cold (and loving it), you understand why.

Each mouthful felt like it was doing me the world of good, and the pistou (from the Italian pesto family) added such a yummy freshness.