Hearty Vegetable Soup with Crusty Bread

Hearty Vegetable Soup with Crusty Bread

A filling tomato-based vegetable soup with potatoes, cannellini beans, tender cabbage, and herbs, served with sliced crusty bread.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Prepare the vegetables and herbs as described, keeping the potatoes and zucchini separate. Slice the bread for serving.

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board

  2. Step 2

    Heat the olive oil in the stockpot over medium heat.

    Timer: 1 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 30.0 ml Olive Oil

    Cookware: Stockpot

  3. Step 3

    Add the onion, carrots, and celery. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.

    Timer: 8 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Carrot, 2.0 piece Celery, 1.0 piece Onion

    Cookware: Stockpot, wooden spoon

  4. Step 4

    Stir in the garlic and thyme, and cook over medium heat until fragrant.

    Timer: 1 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 2.0 gr Dried Thyme, 9.0 gr Garlic

    Cookware: Stockpot, wooden spoon

  5. Step 5

    Add the potatoes, tomatoes, vegetable stock, and bay leaf. Stir to combine.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Bay Leaf, 400.0 gr Canned Tomato, 450.0 gr Potato, 1200.0 ml Vegetable Stock

    Cookware: Stockpot, wooden spoon

  6. Step 6

    Bring the soup to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer until the potatoes are nearly tender.

    Timer: 15 min (fixed)

    Cookware: Stockpot, wooden spoon

  7. Step 7

    Add the zucchini, cannellini beans, and cabbage. Simmer over low heat until the vegetables are tender.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 240.0 gr Cannellini Bean, 150.0 gr Green Cabbage, 1.0 piece Zucchini

    Cookware: Stockpot, wooden spoon

  8. Step 8

    Stir in the salt, black pepper, parsley, and lemon juice. Remove the bay leaf and take the pot off the heat.

    Timer: 1 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 2.0 gr Black Pepper, 15.0 ml Lemon Juice, 15.0 gr Parsley, 8.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: Stockpot, wooden spoon

  9. Step 9

    Ladle the soup into bowls and serve with the sliced crusty bread.

    Ingredients used: 360.0 gr Bread

    Cookware: ladle, Stockpot

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: low

Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours in shallow covered containers and use within 3 to 4 days. Reheat until steaming throughout.

Risk factors

  • Knife handling during preparation
  • Burns from hot soup
  • Improper cooling or storage of leftovers