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French Vegetable Soup

French Vegetable Soup

with Tomato and Basil
50 min.
Time:
160
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
100 / 100
Ingredientsfor  
Ingredients
6 ozs Romano bean
4 ozs green Beans
2 carrots
1 Turnip (or small beets)
1 small Zucchini
2 small onions
2 sprigs thyme
4 Tbsps olive oil
26 ozs Vegetable broth
2 bay leaves
4 Tomatoes (10 oz)
2 garlic cloves
1 bunch Basil
1 Anchovy fillet
salt
peppers
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation
1.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 1

Rinse and trim the beans. Then cut the Romano beans diagonally into 1/2-inch wide pieces. Cut the green beans into 1 1/4-inch long pieces.

2.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 2

Peel the carrots and turnip and cut into 1/4-inch) cubes. Rinse the zucchini, dry and cut into 1/4-inch cubes.

3.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 3

Peel the onions and chop finely. Rinse thyme.

4.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 4

Add 1/3 of the olive oil to a heated pot. Sauté the onions for 5 minutes until transparent over medium heat.

5.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 5

Add the remaining prepared vegetables and cook for 3 minutes.

6.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 6

Pour in broth, add thyme and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Cook for 20 minutes.

7.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 7

Cut the stems from the tomatoes. Dip tomatoes in boiling water, remove, shock in cold water and remove the skin.

8.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 8

Cut tomatoes into quarters, remove seeds and chop coarsely.

9.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 9

Peel the garlic and chop coarsely. Rinse basil, shake dry, pluck leaves and chop coarsely. Chop anchovy fillet finely.

10.
French Vegetable Soup preparation step 10

Puree tomatoes, garlic, basil and remaining oil into a coarse paste with an immersion blender. Add the anchovy fillet, mix and season with salt and pepper. At the end of the cooking time, taste the soup again and adjust seasonings. Put soup into bowls and serve with the basil paste.

Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie160 cal.(8 %)
Protein5 g(5 %)
Fat10 g(9 %)
Carbohydrates10 g(7 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage7 g(23 %)
Healthy, because

Healthy, because

The colourful vegetables provide a lot of fibre and thus help to keep the blood sugar level constant. Calorie-conscious soup fans can take it easy here.

Even smarter

Even smarter

If you want to cook without any animal products (vegan), simply leave out the anchovy fillet.

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