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Rustic Vegetable Soup

Very quick for cold weather lunch. I dice the vegetables into about 1/3 inch pieces which leaves them with crunch when cooked.

What you need

  1. 3 cups home made vegetable broth or your favorite canned
  2. 1 large red bell pepper, diced
  3. 1 large onion, diced
  4. 3 large celery stalks, diced
  5. 2 leaves napa cabbage, stalks diced, leaves thinly sliced
  6. 3 large cloves garlic, minced
  7. 1 Tablespoon minced italian parsley
  8. 1 tsp crushed aleppo pepper
  9. 1 tsp smoked paprika
  10. 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
  11. 1 cup water
  12. Olive oil

How to make it

  1. Sauté onion, celery and red pepper with 1/2 tsp kosher salt in olive oil over medium heat until tender and just beginning to brown
  2. Add garlic, parsley, aleppo pepper, smoked paprika and tomato paste
  3. Cook over medium heat, stirring for about 1-2 minutes
  4. Add broth, water and cabbage and allow to come to a gentle boil
  5. Cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes
  6. Taste to adjust seasoning and serve

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