Secret Ingredients
- 1 tomato (seeded, diced)
- 2 scallions (chopped) or 2 green onions (chopped)
- 2 scallions (chopped) or 2 green onions (chopped)
- 2 stalks celery (chopped)
- 2 carrots (peeled, chopped)
- 1 cup cauliflower (cut into small florets)
- 1 sweet pepper (seeded and diced)
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons white rice
- 1 teaspoon fresh basil (diced)
- 1 zucchini (chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh parsley (diced)
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh garlic (minced)
- 6 cups water or 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Salt
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Directions
- In cooking pot, sauté carrots, celery, scallion, cauliflower with 2 tablespoon of oil and garlic till tender.
- Add the vegetable stock or water; 2 tablespoons of oil and boil it for 5 minutes.
- To the boiling vegetables, add rice, zucchini, sweet pepper, basil and parsley.
- In a medium heat, cook the soup for 45 minutes; add black pepper and salt.
- Serve it hot.
- P.S. if you are not on Lent or a vegan, you may add cream or plain yogurt. If you prefer spicy soup, you may add chili powder (berbere) or tabasco.
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