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!!!
SkippyMom says
Okay third attempt leaving a comment.
I am sorry you are sick, but that soup looks so soothing. I am glad it helped. Your post yesterday inspired our dinner – yep! we had corndogs and rootbeer [IBC yum] and now I am pulling out all the ingredients for veggie soup.
Thanks for all the inspiration. I know I can always count on you. 😀