Four-day vegetable soup by james beard~ chef
8 Cups
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Onion; peeled; fine chopped |
| 3 | eaches | Garlic cloves; peeled and finely chopped |
| 2 | cups | Cabbage; cooked and finely chopped |
| 2 | eaches | Carrots; peeled; shredded |
| 1 | small | Turnip; peeled; fine diced |
| 1 | each | Mushrooms; chopped |
| 4 | eaches | Swiss chard leaves & stems |
| 2 | smalls | Zucchini; finely diced |
| 4 | eaches | Rosemary leaves; fresh, or |
| 1 | teaspoon | Rosemary; dried; crushed |
| 1 | medium | Tomato; peeled; seeded and chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Salt; to taste |
| 1 | teaspoon | Pepper, black; ground fresh to taste |
Directions
Put all the vegetables and the rosemary in a deep pan. Cover with water and add salt and pepper to taste -- about 1 tblspn salt and 1 tspn pepper. Bring to a boil gradually over low heat. Cover pot and simmer the soup gently for 1-½ to 2 hours, or until all the flavors are well blended. Taste and correct the seasoning. Serve with crackers, cheese, or whatever you'd like. * Examples of variations * First day: Enough soup for four people. Serve as described above.
Second day: Add to the remainder another couple of peeled and chopped tomatoes, a few leaves of finely chopped spinach, another zucchini, and a few leftover cooked chickpeas. Add a bit of grated lemon rind and a touch of onion about 10 minutes before serving. Third day: For lunch, the soup is good cold with a dollop of creme frai'che. Fourth day: Add 2 or 3 peeled and diced beets, another cup of finely chopped, cooked cabbage, 3 or 4 more mushrooms, and if any, a little left over vegetable broth cooked from another day. NOTE: Of course, if you have some chicken or vegetable broth you can add it to the soup. The secret is to have variations of color, texture and flavor.