Tatiana's Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 small onions
• 3 celery ribs
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1/4 head red cabbage, shredded
• 1 small zucchini, diced
• 1 small sweet potato, cut in half lengthwise and sliced crosswise into half moons
• 2 small potatoes, diced
• 2 beets, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1/3 cup peas
• 1/3 cup corn
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
• 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs, to toast in (optional)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil, and (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven, saute onions in olive oil.
• 2 add celery, saute until lightly browned.
• 3 add the rest of the vegetables to the pan as you slice them.
• 4 add corn and peas.
• 5 when all vegetables have been added to the pot, add the tomatoes and juice, salt and pepper.
• 6 bring to a boil and simmer about one hour.
• 7 serve with freshly made bread.
• 8 optional: pan toast over high heat 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs in 1 teaspoon olive oil. add 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt. sprinkle 1 tablespoon crumbs over each bowl of soup.
• 9 optional: chop 1/2 cup of parsley fine, sprinkle 1 tablespoon over each bowl of soup.