I love soup. It's my food of choice. Give me a bowl of piping hot hearty lentil soup in the middle of a scorching hot summer and I'm one happy girl.Not only do I enjoy eating soup, I fully enjoy making it. I love making soup from scratch - throw in a little of this and a little of that...add your favorite organic veggie stock and it's an easy road to making a pot of nourishing soup right at home! Bean soup is one of my favorites and it's super easy. I made a pot last night and today we have leftovers! Soup leftovers rule!
Get your favorite beans. Soak them overnight. Drain and rinse them good. Transfer them to your favorite soup pot. Add the stock. Doesn't matter how much. It just depends on whether or not you like a lot of broth for your soup! I do. Although, for about 3 cups of beans you'll need at least 4 cups of stock (in my experience). Medium heat is good. Let the beans get rolling in the stock.
Chop up: 1 large green bell pepper (red too if you like), carrots and celery (chopped up about a cup), 1 medium onion, 2 large garlic cloves. Then, I like to saute all of the delicious fresh veggies in coconut oil to an al dente. Then add them in with the beans. I add a bay leaf just so. Oh and about a teaspoon of basil leaves. Sea salt and pepper to taste. I chop up about 4 juicy red tomatoes and stir them in. If tomatoes don't look red and savory in the produce section, I opt for a can of organic chopped tomatoes (the 14 or 16oz size). Sprinkle in some good Thyme, Rosemary and Sage if you like. Let the soup sit on simmer for about an hour. My recommendation is to test it. I like the beans a bit al dente. I also like to splash in a little Braggs Amino Acid. I garnish with flat leaf parsley. For those of you are not vegan, sprinkle a bit of Asiago cheese on top - adds that bit of salty zest that is oh so good...
Chill a bottle of your favorite white wine and catch up on your DVR recordings. This may not be for everyone but eating homemade soup, sipping on super chilled Sauvignon Blanc from Oyster Bay and watching old episodes of Mad Men is my kind of night...
Soup it up!







