Fresh Vegetable Soup (Vegetarian, Gluten Free)

Fresh Vegetable Soup

Vegetarian

Gluten Free

This isn't my picture of the soup, first off.  I forgot to take a picture, but it looks very similar to this.  This is a recipe that I found on weightwatcher.com and modified.  Originally this soup was an appetizer but I added rice and changed some of the vegetables around to make it an actual meal.  Served with a piece of bread, it's actually a very filling meal.  To view the original recipe, click here.

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

3 cloves of garlic, raw (minced)

2 medium carrots, raw

3 cups cabbage, raw

2 cups broccoli, raw

1 medium white onion, raw

1 medium red pepper, raw

2 ribs celery, raw

2 tsp thyme

7 cups vegetable broth

2 Tbsp parsley

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

2 Tbsp lemon juice

3 cups Basmati rice, uncooked

1 Tbsp butter

Instructions:

1. In large pot, mix all raw vegetables, garlic, and thyme with broth.  Cover and bring to boil over high heat.  Once boiling, reduce to low and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.

2. Add 3 cups of rice to a seperate saucepan with water and butter, and bring rice to boil.  Reduce heat to low and let rice simmer for 10 minutes.

3.  After rice and soup has sat for approaprate amounts of time, add rice to soup.  Add salt and pepper to taste, and 2 Tbsp of lemon juice.  Stir and serve.