CSA Week #3

Away we go… it was really, really rainy – well, nearly all of June has been super rainy here in NYC – when I went to pick up Week #3 of my CSA.  And to boot, my throat was giving out, I was getting sick and just… not good.  My throat killing me, and a bunch of leafy green veggies, I decided to throw together a veggie soup to soothe my scratchy throat.

Low in fat and super healthy, too.  You could make this actually vegetarian, but I have homemade chicken stock in my freezer, so I used that.  And because it’s something everyone can tweak to their tongue’s delight, I’m just going to give a rundown of what I did…

Saute garlic in some olive oil.
Add shredded carrots.
Add stems from Swiss Chard.  (Yes, these are actually quite yummy and maintain a little crunch for a while.)
Add chopped up kohlrabi.  (I never ate this before, but believed everything I Googled that said it’s like cabbage.  And it is quite yummy.)
Add whatever veggies you have on hand and want in your soup.
Add red pepper flakes.
Add salt/pepper.
Add can of diced tomatoes.
Add homemade chicken broth.
Add leafy greens.

(In between each step is a minute or so while things soften up and whatever.)

Because I was sick, I let it all simmer for a little bit until the veggies were super soft, making it easier to drink/eat.  A lightly spicy kick, after one bowl, I swear my throat was already feeling so much better.

I didn’t really do anything interesting with the other veggies.  This was good enough to get me through the week.  It made it into bento (sort of), too.

Mmmmm… I could use some more, too

Happy eating!!!