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Gourmet Vegetable Soup

Ingredients -

1/2 cup chopped White or Yellow Onion
2 teaspoons minced Garlic
2 teaspoons Olive Oil
2 (14 1/2 each) cans Vegetable Broth
1 (28 ounces) can Crushed Tomatoes
1 (16 ounces) package Frozen Mixed Vegetables
1 cup sliced Fresh or Frozen Okra
1 (4 ounces) can chopped Green Chilies
2 teaspoons Dried Savory
1 teaspoon White Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Dried Tarragon
1/8 teaspoon Ground White Pepper

Preparation:

1. In a large stockpot or Dutch oven, saute onion and garlic until onions are soft.

2. Add olive oil, vegetable broth, crushed tomatoes, mixed vegetables, okra, chopped green chilies, dried savory, sugar, salt, dried tarragon, and white pepper.

3. Bring to a gentle boil over medium high heat.

4. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minutes.

5. Serve hot.

Soup Making Tips -
Garlic

	Garlic is available year round in several varieties, most notably the white skinned heads we are accustomed to seeing in every grocery store.

Soup Making Tips -
Sautéing Onions

	Sautéing onions in butter or olive oil before adding them to soups softens the onions, and takes some the pungency and bitterness out of them.

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