Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Seven Vegetable Soup


Ingredients for 8 portions
2 Tbs. of olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup of onion, finely chopped
1 cup of celery, finely chopped
½ cup of red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 cup of tomato, diced
2 quarts of water
2 cups of pumpkin or butternut squash, pealed, seeded and diced
1 ½ cups of sweet potatoes, pealed and diced
1 ½ cups of carrots, pealed and diced
Salt
Cilantro

In a skillet over medium heat make a sofrito with the olive oil, garlic, onion and celery. Cook it for 5-10 minutes. until tender. Add the red bell pepper and the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes more and reserve it. In a pot, put the vegetables to boil in water. Add the sofrito, some fresh cilantro and cook covered, until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Salt to taste. Serve with a sprig of cilantro