Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Roma tomatoes, peeled and seeded
• 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 2 c. chicken broth
• 4 c. water
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 fresh oregano sprigs
• 2 fresh parsley sprigs
• 1/2 c. zucchini, julienned
• 2 strips lemon (2 inches long)
• 1/4 c. carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 lb. new potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/2 c. diced celery
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
• 1 ear yellow corn
• 1/4 lb. green beans, trimmed and sliced on diagonal