Vegetarian

Rustic Vegetable Soup is for Lunch.

Rustic Vegetable Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Rustic Vegetable Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Rustic Vegetable Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Rustic Vegetable Soup are:

2-3tbsp olive oil
4 carrots, chopped
1 aubergine
4 onions, chopped, mixture of red and brown
a bag of curly kale
1 leek, trimmed and sliced
1 courgette, chopped
4 vegetable stock cubes
2 teaspoons mixed herbs
1 teaspoon dried basil
3 cloves of garlic, finely sliced

Here is how you make Rustic Vegetable Soup:

Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan and fry the carrots, aubergine and onions to remove their water content. Cook for around 10 minutes, stirring frequently.Add the remaining vegetables and cook for a further 10 minutes. Add the water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the herbs, basil and stock cubes and stir well. Cook for further ten minutes.This tastes excellent immediately, but like all soups and stews it tastes amazing after the ingredients have been given time to mingle in the fridge overnight. This soup also freezes well, and you can add cooked brown rice to it to make it more of a meal. Serving Size:?Makes 8 bowls.

The nutritional information for Rustic Vegetable Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 98.4

• Total Fat: 3.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 274.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 2.6 g