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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Sparkling Minestrone Vegetable Soup

According to Jewish Law and Lore there are two fast days in the summer, and I love to break my fast on vegetable soup.

Usually, I make a split pea soup, but I didn't have any peas on hand. Instead I found a package of mixed beans, which, as you can see, included:
kidney beans
lima beans
chickpeas


I checked them for bugs and stones and then left them to soak in hot, boiling water. After it cooled, I poured out the water and added more. I've read that beans are digested better if you change the water. Whether it's true or not, I don't know.

Since the beans began to get soft, it was time for stage two of the cooking. I added more boiling water to the beans and began cooking them for real, not just soaking.

In a larger pot, I put sliced onions, carrots and squash and sauteed them in vegetable oil.

Once the vegetables were partially cooked, I poured in the beans, plus the bean liquid and cooked everything together.

Since I'm trying to cut the carbs, I added some tomato paste for extra flavor. That gave me a low carbohydrate Minestrone style vegetable soup. I added whatever seasonings smelled right to me, like salt, pepper, garlic, parsley. These are all standards I keep in my pantry.


It's funny how the soup sparkles. I guess the flash played on the oil. It really tasted good, and my husband even complimented me on it.

The best thing is that it is very easy to make.


4 comments:

  1. You have posted on your break fast soups before, and I never tire of reading these posts! I also love soup. I made lentil soup last night in my crockpot, which I ate for lunch today.

    KCC is almost ready for the public.

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  2. Thanks, can't wait to "taste" the KCC! I didn't think of using the crockpot. It's hidden the laundry room.

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  3. Batya, this sounds really good (translation="easy!"). I only do 'easy,' especially since Hubby cooks (and hovers over me when I attempt to...)
    This soup is something I could handle without looking over my shoulder!

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  4. LL, I'm the laziest cook there is, and easy is my only way! Notice, no specific measurements etc, simple, easy, flexible etc! Enjoy!!!

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