A Hearty Vegetable Soup

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This soup is one that I love to have as a meal. It is colourful, nutritious, filling, heart-warming and appealing to the senses. The aroma brought up old comforting feelings and created a cozy space. It drew in my neighbour and I invited her to join me and have this hearty soup.

WHAT TO USE

• 3-4 sweet potatoes peeled and chopped into 1” pieces
• 2-3 cans of different kinds of beans – or beans soaked overnight in water
• 1 cup of diced mushrooms
• ¼ cup of shredded red cabbage
• ¼ cup of shredded white cabbage
• 2 peeled and sliced apples
• 1-2 chopped onions
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 3-4 bay leaves
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp of salt
• 1 cube of vegetable stock
• 5-6 cups of boiling hot water

HOW TO DO IT

• prepare the sweet potatoes/ beans/ mushrooms/ cabbage/ apples/ onions
• in a large pot – saute the chopped onion[s] in olive oil and turmeric powder until translucent
• add the mushrooms to the onions and stir
• place in the pot the sweet potatoes and beans for a minute or two
• pour a cup of the boiling water with a bit of the crumbled vegetable stock
• allow it to simmer for a few minutes
• add the red and white shredded cabbage
• add more boiled water – with the vegetable stock
• place the sliced apples
• add the bay leaves and salt
• check if more hot water is needed and add
• cover the soup and turn heat down – allow to simmer for about 45 minutes
• check every so often if more water or stock needs to be added
• allow to cool for a few minutes/ serve in bowls/ enjoy

Note: feel free to vary the quantities to your own taste and preference

Miriam Broder

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