Week #4 - Cup of Garden Soup

Sorry this post is coming late, but I went to Chicago to visit my friend Kara. While I was there, we made Cup of Garden soup, which is a recipe by Jamie Oliver featured in Better Homes and Gardens. There is a full recipe here, but it said you could use whatever veggies you wanted, so we went to the Green City Market in Chicago and got some things that looked good, including:

red onion
purple carrots
leeks
zucchini
basil

Kara at the farmers market. If you like her bag you can order one from Full Circle Crafts. She makes them!

We also had some ingredients at home that we used: bacon, garlic, yellow squash, celery, oregano, red potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, 2 cans of whole tomatoes, 2 cans of chickpeas, and 8 cups of broth. 

First we fried up about 5 strips of chopped up bacon, then we added the garlic, onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, squash, leeks, and oregano until the vegetables were soft. Then we added the tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, chickpeas, and broth. We brought all that to a boil, and then simmered for about a half hour.

We served it with a little basil on top. We also bought some french bread at the farmer's market to have with the soup. Yummy!

Rating: 4/5