Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Rainbow Soup!

This delicious Veggie Soup is inspired by the idea that we should strive to eat all the colors of the spectrum in a meal! It sure does make for a colorful meal!. So here is the recipe....
Gather produce for the colors of the rainbow, I will list some options below, each one is not necessary but at least try to include all the colors... If you have followed my recipes before you know that the ingredients are flexible, work with what you have, or is available this season....

Possible ingredients: you can get creative with the ingredients
Red - tomato, tomato paste, red bell pepper
Orange- carrot, peppers
Yellow- organic corn, peppers, squash, yellow onion, garlic
Green- celery, Lima beans, leeks, oregano, parsley, thyme
Blue- blue Heirloom potatoes
Purple- cabbage, red (purple) onion
Black Pepper
White Turnips or onion
Vegetable broth
Good water

Procedure
1. Chop your onions, garlic, leeks, carrots, potatoes, peppers, celery and add to a large soup pot with olive oil. These are your soup base. Now chop and add the rest of your veggies starting with the ones that need more simmer time.
2. Cover with vegetable broth, water, tomato paste, a splash of raw apple cider vinegar, and braggs amino acids.
3. Add oregano, parsley, thyme, pepper.
4. Let simmer
5. Enjoy!!


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