Vegetable soup (mcdougall)

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
10cupsWater
2largesPotato; cut in chunks
¼cupTamari soy sauce, low sodium
1teaspoonBasil
1teaspoonThyme
2Carrots; sliced
2Onion; sliced
2Zucchini; chopped meduim
3Tomato; chopped
2Garlic cloves; crushed
½teaspoonOnion powder
1cupString beans; cut in 1\" piec
1teaspoonOregano
½teaspoonCumin
½teaspoonDill weed
1tablespoonParsley

Directions

Recipe by: McDougall Place 10 cups water in a large pot. Add chopped vegetables. Bring to boil. Add seasonings. Simmer over medium-low heat about 45 minutes. Variations: use 2 cups tomato juice in place of 2 cups water. About 15 minutes before end of cooking time, add cooked grains or spaghetti noodles to pot, such as: cooked brown rice, 1 cup; barley, 1 cup; or 1 cup broken whole wheat spaghetti.

HELPFUL HINTS: Other vegetables also may be used in addition to or in place of the ones listed above. Try ½ cup fresh or frozen peas; ½ cup fresh or frozen corn; 1 green pepper, chopped; sliced leeks; sliced mushrooms; or some chopped spinach added for the last 5 minutes of cooking time. From the collection of Sue Smith, S.Smith34, Uploaded June 16, 1994