Basic Vegetable Soup!

 

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Basic Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

3 tablespoon oil (olive oil is good)
1 yellow onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 carrots, chopped
1 cup cabbage, chopped
1 medium red or yellow potato, chopped into ½ inch pieces
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
4-5 cups vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon herbs of choice (basil, thyme, oregano or a mix)

Directions:

Heat oil in large, heavy pot. Add onion and saute until beginning to be translucent (about 5 minutes), stirring. Add garlic, cook for a couple of minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

Optional additions (one or some of the following):

* Add chopped mushrooms, or ½ cup broccoli or cauliflower florets, or ½ cup green beans or corn kernels.
* Add ½ cup uncooked quinoa (add as uncooked with rest of ingredients) – cooks quickly.
* Add ½ cup cooked rice or other grain – near the end of cooking the other soup ingredients.