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Ingredients for Greek style veggie soup!

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I love getting a bunch of fresh vegetables and making a super fresh soup for the winter! This is how I make it - add olive oil to a large soup pan. Set the heat to medium and let the oil heat for about 1 minute. Add onions and sautee for about 5 minutes so that the onions get soft. Add the vegetables like carrots, celery, zucchini, and squash and sautee for another 5 minutes. Stir in veggie broth, greens, beans, orzo, bay leaves, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cover the pot and bring the soup to a boil on high. Once it boils, set the heat to low and simmer it for 15-20 minutes and there you go!

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redsoxdw_ said:
I love getting a bunch of fresh vegetables and making a super fresh soup for the winter! This is how I make it - add olive oil to a large soup pan. Set the heat to medium and let the oil heat for about 1 minute. Add onions and sautee for about 5 minutes so that the onions get soft. Add the vegetables like carrots, celery, zucchini, and squash and sautee for another 5 minutes. Stir in veggie broth, greens, beans, orzo, bay leaves, oregano, salt, and pepper. Cover the pot and bring the soup to a boil on high. Once it boils, set the heat to low and simmer it for 15-20 minutes and there you go!

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So healthy!! Thanks for sharing :) I would recommend to add fresh peppercorn for a littler more spice
 
greek_ggirl said:
So healthy!! Thanks for sharing :) I would recommend to add fresh peppercorn for a littler more spice
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Add some vegetarian lamb or beef for some real flavour.
And yes, lamb and beef is vegetarian as they both eat grass
 
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Add some vegetarian lamb or beef for some real flavour.
And yes, lamb and beef is vegetarian as they both eat grass
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Thats one way to put it ?
 
Greek vegetable soup is amazing - so flavorful. I like to cook with anything we have on hand.
 
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