Sunday Soup

So if you haven't noticed yet I post on Mondays (health and fitness) and Fridays (beauty). As two blogs a week isn't a lot this will be my third blog each week. I will most likely post soup or Salad recipes for you to try every Sunday.

One promise I make to you, all the soups will be healthy and hopefully you'll find them as scrummy as I do!!
Now on with the blog...

Minestrone Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 celery sticks
• 1 large carrot
• 1 small onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 leak
• 1/2 savoy cabbage
• 2 large tablespoons (tbs) tomato puree
• Salt and pepper
• Mixed herbs (fresh and dried)
• 2 litres vegetable stock
• 1 tbs olive oil

Instructions:

1. Chop up all the vegetables
2. Put olive oil in a pan
3. Put the onion, garlic, carrot and celery in the pan over a high heat and stir making sure the olive oil coats it.                                                                                                                                           Once it begins sizzling turn down the heat and then leave to sweat - translation: put the lid on and leave - for 10-20 mins (dependent upon how much time you have and how soft you like your veg)
4. Season with salt and pepper
5. Add herbs
6. Add stock, bring to the boil and then bring down to a simmer.                                                         Leave to cook for 15 mins
7. Add tomato puree, leaks and cabbage
8. Stir, boil then bring down to a simmer again
9. Leave to cook for 20-30 mins
10. Serve with a side a rye bread to keep your calorie intake low ;)

*If you wanted to add pasta, to keep this soup healthy it would have to be brown whole wheat pasta, you would put it in after 15 mins of step 9 and leave for 5-10 mins.

Prep Time: 10 mins approx.
Cooking Time: 60 mins approx.
Serves: 6 approx.


Slim Tip:
You can make soups out of almost anything - stray away from potatoes and white pasta/rice (carbs) to keep it clean.