3 green garlic soup crostini Recipes

lemons, artichokes, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, thinly sliced, leek, white and pale green parts only, coarsely chopped, heads green garlic,* toughest green part removed and coarsely chopped, yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, nettle-walnut pesto crostini

chicken broth (use fresh, canned low-fat or low sodium , whatever you like), salt (to taste), thyme (or 1/2 tsp dried ), bay leaf, olive oil, garlic cloves, pressed (i use up to 15 cloves), fresh green beans, cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths (basically cut so they will fit on a soup spoon), egg, parsley, crouton (or crostini, optional)