Hello Everyone!

Happy New Year! I made this soup for a holiday dinner and someone asked about how I get some much flavour into a vegetable soup without chicken stock or any meat base. I learned the basic soup method from Jamie Oliver and have made modifications. Here is my current method.

Recipe:
3-4 tomatoes
2 celery stalks
2 carrots
2 white onions
1 zucchini
1 potato
3 pieces of cabbage
small stalk of broccoli
4-5 cloves of garlic (minced)

1 can of beans or 1.5-2 cups of cooked beans

2 bay leaves
1.5 tsp of oregano
1 tsp of thyme
1 tbsp sea salt
1 tsp of ground pepper
a few grinds of freshly ground pepper

1. Cut all vegetables.
2. Heat 2-3 tbsp of oil in a large pot. Add onions and saute for 3-5 minutes.
3. Add carrots and celery and stir until coated in oil for 2-3 minutes. Then add bay leaves and garlic. Add 2 tbsp of water and stir for 2 minutes. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil and stir. Add the zucchini.
4. Add the water, add just enough to cover the vegetables plus a little more.
5. Add tomatoes, potatoes and broccoli stems, and the cabbage.
6. Bring pot to a boil then reduce to medium heat and simmer with a lid covered for 20 minutes.
7. Add beans, salt, pepper, and herbs and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
8. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
9. Before serving stir in the broccoli florets.

You can freeze this soup in tupperware and reheat for later.

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Sasa