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December 10, 2014

Chunky Vegetable Soup

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With barely a chill in the air I was ready to cook up a batch of soup. I love soup – any kind. Tomato. Broth based. Creamy. Preferably chunky. Hot. Cold. You get the idea.

I love vegetable soup and Ellie Krieger has a dynamite Tuscan Vegetable Soup that I often serve with bread and salad. I wanted a vegetable soup that remained as light and feel-good healthy as Ms. Krieger’s yet was a bit more substantial and chunky.

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Chunky Vegetable Soup

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 3 medium carrots, diced
  • 3 celery stalks, diced
  • 1 zucchini, cubed
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons dried basil
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 can diced or cherry tomatoes (28 oz.)
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 can navy beans (15-ounce), drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup farro
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat olive oil until shimmering.
  2. Add onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper.
  3. Cook vegetables, stirring frequently, until onions become slightly translucent and vegetables are just beginning to cook, about 5-8 minutes.
  4. Add tomatoes, water and bay leaf. Bring soup to a boil then reduce to simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until carrots are fork tender.
  5. Add farro and beans, cover and simmer until farro is tender, about 15 minutes.
  6. Season with salt and pepper to taste, remove bay leaf and serve hot.

Notes

I call for dicing your vegetables. I would say I like to “large” dice because as I said, I like my soup chunky. Cut depending on what you like, if you like your veggies cut smaller, cut down on simmer time about 5-10 minutes.

I call for dried herbs because this is what people have on hand most often. I like to swap out fresh for dried, I just up the parsley to three tablespoons chopped. Leave fresh basil out until right before serving. Other fresh herbs that are great in this soup include rosemary, thyme and sage.

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Filed Under: Autumn, Lunch & Dinner, Recipes, Winter Tagged With: Dairy-Free, Quick and Easy, Vegan, Vegetarian

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