Winter Vegetable Soup
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tsp good quality olive oil
  • ½ yellow onion, diced
  • 2 leeks, white parts only chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 Tbsp chopped thyme
  • 1 medium zucchini, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper (not green), diced
  • 2 medium carrots, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery with leafy tops, chopped
  • 1 28oz can diced tomatoes
  • 5 C organic chicken broth
  • 2 C spinach, stems removed and chopped
  • S&P to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and leaks and and saute for 5 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and saute for another minute.
  2. Add remaining ingredients except for spinach and S&P. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer, continue to simmer with lid on until vegetables are cooked through - approximately 10 minutes.
  3. Turn off heat and remove bay leaves and add chopped spinach. Season woth S&P to taste.
  4. Top with fresh chopped parsley or grated romano cheese.
Recipe by Good Thyme Kitchen at https://www.goodthymekitchen.com/winter-vegetable-soup/