Herbed Tomato Vegetable Soup

Name: Herbed Tomato Vegetable Soup
Yield: 4 large bowls
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 C small diced yellow onion or leek or shallots; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 teaspoon herbes de provence; 1 bay leaf; 1 C diced tomatoes; 1 C large diced potatoes; 1 C oblique or thick rounds or large diced carrots; ~6 C water; 1 tablespoon vegetable stock powder or 1 to 2 vegetable boullion cubes; 1 small crown of broccoli, florets separated, stalk peeled and large diced; 1 C large diced or thick quarter rounds of zucchini; 1 C chopped Italian kale; 1.5 C or 1 can cooked cannelleni or white beans; to taste Salt and ground black pepper

jesseclark @jesseclark

Bristol, U.K.

Feel free to add some diced celery to the aromatics and substitute or add vegetables depending on availability and season: squash and zucchini are good additions in the summer, sweet potatoes or pumpkins in the fall, turnips and cabbage in the winter, etc.

jesseclark @jesseclark

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Ingredients

4 large bowls

Sweat
2 tablespoonsolive oil
1 Csmall diced yellow onion or leek or shallots
1 teaspoonminced garlic
1 teaspoonherbes de provence
1bay leaf
Sauté
1 Cdiced tomatoes
First simmer
1 Clarge diced potatoes
1 Coblique or thick rounds or large diced carrots
~6 C water
1 tablespoonvegetable stock powder or 1 to 2 vegetable boullion cubes
Second Simmer
1small crown of broccoli, florets separated, stalk peeled and large diced
1 Clarge diced or thick quarter rounds of zucchini
1 Cchopped Italian kale
1.5 Cor 1 can cooked cannelleni or white beans
to tasteSalt and ground black pepper

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Steps

1

In a 4 quart/liter saucepan, sweat onions garlic and aromatics over medium-low heat until onions are transparent. 5-10 minutes.
2

Add diced tomatoes, increase heat to medium and sauté 5 minutes until tomatoes soften.
3

Add potatoes and carrots and enough water to cover by a couple inches or 5 cm. Add stock powder or bouillon and salt to taste. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
4

Add broccoli and beans. Return to simmer and cook until broccoli is just tender and beans are heated through. 5-10 minutes. Add cracked black pepper to taste.