Vegetable Alphabet Soup
A warming hearty, filling and healthy soup made with mixed vegetables, black eyed beans and alphabet pasta that both children and adults will love.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic or garlic paste
- 1 medium onion minced
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 1 medium potato peeled and diced
- 1 large carrot peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup chopped green beans
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup frozen sweet corn
- 2 tbsp tomato puree/ ketchup
- 4 cups to 5water
- 1/2 cup cooked black eyed beans
- 1/2 cup alphabet pasta
- 1 tsp toasted and crushed cumin
- Salt to taste
- Crushed black pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 tsp dried Italian herbs
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil and butter. Adding oil to the butter prevents the butter from burning. Add the garlic and onion and sauté till the onion turns translucent and the raw smell of garlic disappears.
- Add all the vegetables and sauté for a couple of minutes. Add the water and bring to a boil. Add a little salt and let the soup simmer till the vegetables are cooked. If the soup seems to thick, you can add a little more water to adjust the consistency.
- Add the beans, the pasta, the cumin and crushed black pepper, and cook for another 5 minutes or so. Adjust salt to taste. Stir in the herbs. Serve hot.
- This soup can be cooled, stored in a covered container and frozen for about a month. It will also keep refrigerated for about 3 days.