Description
Hearty healing vegetable soup combines nourishing ingredients from garden-fresh produce, creating a comforting bowl of wellness. Packed with vitamins and minerals, this simple recipe delivers gentle, restorative flavors to support your body’s natural healing process.
Ingredients
Scale
Vegetables:
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 leeks, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 2 potatoes, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 chili pepper, minced (optional)
Cooking Liquids:
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) olive oil (for sauteing)
- Water (enough to cover the vegetables)
Seasonings:
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Warm olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, gently sweating the onions and leeks until they become translucent and softened, releasing their subtle aromatics.
- Introduce chopped celery, carrots, red peppers, zucchini, and potatoes into the pot, stirring carefully to ensure even coating with the fragrant oil and beginning to coax out their individual flavors.
- Incorporate minced garlic and chili pepper, allowing their intense essences to permeate the vegetable medley, creating a robust base for the soup.
- Delicately pour water into the pot, ensuring the vegetables are fully submerged, then elevate the temperature to create a rolling boil before reducing to a gentle simmer.
- Allow the soup to quietly bubble and meld, transforming the raw ingredients into a tender, cohesive mixture. The vegetables will gradually soften and release their natural sweetness and nutrients over 30-40 minutes.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, fine-tuning the flavor profile to your preference.
- Ladle the steaming, vibrant soup into bowls, serving immediately to capture the peak of its nutritional and gustatory potential.
Notes
- Boost vegetable nutrition by using organic, fresh produce at peak ripeness for maximum flavor and health benefits.
- Customize spiciness levels by adjusting chili pepper quantity or using milder pepper varieties like paprika for sensitive palates.
- Create a protein-packed version by adding cooked beans, lentils, or diced tofu during the simmering stage for extra heartiness.
- Transform into a low-carb option by replacing potatoes with cauliflower or reducing starchy vegetable quantities, maintaining the soup’s healing properties.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg