Healing Vegetable Comfort Soup

Sauté the first group of chopped vegetables in a couple tablespoons of EVOO:

2 big carrots
1/2 lg. green pepper
1/2 head of green cabbage

1 qt. chicken bone broth

6 med. tomatoes or 28oz. can diced tomatoes

9 big cloves of garlic

1t salt free seasoning blend

1/2t black and cayenne pepper

1 dark green Romaine

1 drained can of corn

zest of a whole lemon

2-3T lemon juice

Let the first vegetables cook on low-medium heat a little while. Once they start to sizzle, stir in a little of the bone broth. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or so.

Today I used frozen tomatoes. As they thawed, they peeled and chopped easily at the popsicle stage.

Add the tomatoes, chopped garlic and seasonings. Stir in a couple tablespoons of chicken Better Than Bouillon, then simmer another 15 minutes. 

Slice then chop the Romaine. Add that and the corn, stir and bring back to a simmer. Cover, turn off the heat and just leave it on the burner 15 minutes before serving up nice steamy bowls, with some crusty garlic bread. 

This went together quickly and is a great comfort soup.

After a day or so, if you tire of the chunkiness, you could blend it. This almost turns it into a whole different soup! . .Lin

A Greens and Beans Vegetable Salad

1c dry beans

Cook these according to package directions or use 1 can of beans, rinsed and drained.

1 long romaine 'head' of lettuce

4 big radishes

1/3c chopped onion

1 big carrot - sliced / steamed

2 stalks celery - chopped / steamed

Slice the romaine lengthwise twice, then cut crosswise into bite size pieces. Wash well and spin in a salad spinner. Rinse and dry the bowl of the spinner and use that as the refrigerator container for the lettuce and the rest of the prepared vegetables. Combine greens and beans in a salad bowl. Don't skip the beans! They're an excellent source of fiber and protein. Top with a drizzle of your favorite dressing (this is mine), a little feta cheese, and a good sprinkle of nutritional yeast, for a great blast of the B Vitamins you need every day. . .It's spring! . .Break out the salad ingredients! . .Lin

5 Ingredient Lettuce-Vegetable Mix

Shown in Salad Spinner Bowl—>

2 romaine hearts

a big handful of fresh spinach

1/3 med. head of cabbage

1 med. sweet onion

1 fat carrot - scrubbed

Slice the romaine lengthwise, then make 1½" crosscuts.  Put this in your salad spinner, rinse, soak then drain and spin until dry.  The salad spinner shown is a priceless find!  It's a Progressive brand spinner and is under $10 at Bed Bath and Beyond as well as Walmart!!  I've tried others over the years, mine as well as friends.  You can spend anywhere from $10 - $100 on one, and you'll have a hard time finding one you like better than this!  Such a bargain!

With Feta Cheese, Capers & Tomatoes

Almonds, Beans & Tomatoes Added

In a large bowl, or the bowl from your salad spinner, combine this with the spinach; either left whole, or sliced a little; the slice-chopped cabbage, quarter-sliced onion, and julienned pieces of the carrot.   

With Beans, Capers, Cauliflower

Toss this, grab a handful, and it's ready.  By itself, with your favorite dressing, or add any and all of your favorite accouterments: chopped tomato, avocado, capers, artichokes, chopped mini-English cucumber, cashews, black beans or garbanzos, sunflower seeds, cheese, croutons, or. . .whatever strikes your fancy.  😉  Here are three big salads I've made with this salad mix in the last couple days.  There's still enough for one or two more.  I also added canned corn and feta to the last one!  So good!  And healthy, but NOT low carbs or calories.  Have Fun-Be Creative-Happy Cooking! . .Lin