Homemade Vegetable Soup Diet Recipe

recipe below contains turmeric; it is for colour only and too much will spoil the taste


Ingredients:

# 1 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
# 1 large carrot, peeled and cut into 4cm (1 ½ inch) match sticks
# 2 celery sticks, cut into 4 cm (1 ½ inch) match sticks
# 100g (3.6 oz) swede, peeled and cup into 4 cm (1 ½ inch) match sticks
# 225g (8 oz) cauliflower, broken into florets
# 1 medium onion, skinned and sliced
# 2.5 ml (1/2 teaspoon) ground turmeric
# 1 litre (1 ¾ pints) vegetable stock
# Salt and pepper to taste
# Fresh chives to garnish

Cooking Instruction:

1. Put olive oil in a saucepan, add all vegetables and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Add the turmeric and cook for 1 minute. Pour over the stock and adjust seasoning. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve garnished with chives.

If you like your vegetables hard then simmer for just 10 minutes. Also, if you like it spicy, you can add taste with coriander, chilli and garlic which are all low in additional calories.