Home Soup for Sundays

Home Soup for Sundays

1 onion (diced)
2 tsp olive oil
4 cloves of garlic (chops)
3 cups of vegetable broth
1 green pepper (diced)
1 small zucchini (chopped)
2 chopped carrot
1 chopped green onion
½ cup black beans
½ cup of frozen corn (optional)
1 tspn coriander
1 tspn cumin
½ tspn ground black peppercorns
1 cup steam cooked rice
chopped cilantro to taste

1. Heat olive oil in a medium soup pot.
2. Soften and flavour olive oil by cooking the garlic and oil on med-low heat for for 2 min.
3. Raise heat to medium and add the carrot. Cook for 4 min.
4. Increase heat to med-high and add green pepper. Cook for another 3 min.
5. Add vegetable broth and with the exception of the cilantro, add the remaining ingredients. Reduce heat and cook uncovered over medium-low for 20 minutes. Continue to stir occassionally.
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7. Reduce heat to below simmer.
8. Remove from heat and stir in chopped cilantro.
9. Steamed rice can now be stirred in (optional).