Optional:
• ½ cup of dry vermouth

Directions:
Cut vegetables into medium pieces and chop herbs. Cover with water and boil for 20 minutes. Lower heat and simmer until vegetables become soft or al dente depending on your taste.

You may add 4-6 cubes of the equivalent of any of the following natural seasoning. Barth’s Nutrasoup instant broth concentrates in chicken, beef or vegetable; Vogue instant vegetable base; Morga vegetable bouillon cubes or Bioforce vegetable plantaforce.

Here are some savvy soup ops to give variety to your daily menu
- 4 oz of freshly grilled chicken or turkey cut into cubes or strips

- For bean lovers, you may add a ½ cup of plain cooked beans
  (garbanzo, kidney beans, chick peas, black beans, lentils or etc.)

- Give a touch of oriental flavor if you desire by adding 4 oz of cubed
  tofu and chopped chives and or beat 1-2 eggs and add to boiling
  soup in teaspoons(similar to miso or egg drop soup)

- For mushroom lovers, you may add ½ cup of regular mushrooms
  or 1 grilled Portobello mushrooms cut into strip

- Make it hearty with ½ cup tomatoes and ½ cup of cooked rice
  (wild or basmati)

Make a week’s worth at once and eat as much as you like, whenever you like. For a change of pace, use your blender to make a vegetable puree or cream soup.