Golden Harvest Soup with Pesto

Soup

1 cup dry navy beans
5 cups water
2 boiling potatoes, cubed
1 carrot, quartered
1 celery stalk w/leaves, chopped
1 leek, quartered
1 zucchini, quartered
10 green beans, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/8 cup chopped parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Pesto

2 cloves garlic, minced
2 ounces fresh basil leaves
2 Tbsp tomato paste
1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup Cougar Gold®, grated