North African Vegetable Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 small potato, chopped
• 1 small carrot, diced
• 4 small tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1 small zucchini, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup curly vermicelli, crumbled
• 1 cup chickpeas (canned or cooked)
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• fresh parsley, chopped
• fresh mint leaves
• red bell peppers or pimiento strip

Recipe

• 1 in a soup pot, saute the onions and celery in the oil until onions are translucent.
• 2 add the spices, potatoes, and carrots and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring often.
• 3 mix in the tomatoes, tomato juice and stock and simmer until all of the vegetables are almost tender.
• 4 add the zucchini and vermicelli and simmer for about 5 minutes longer.
• 5 mix in the chick peas, lemon juice, and salt and pepper.
• 6 garnish with chopped parsley, mint leaves, and strips of red bell pepper or pimiento.