Vegetable Soup

Name: Vegetable Soup
Ingredients: 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 medium onion, sliced; 2 small carrots, sliced; 3 celery sticks, sliced; 2 cloves minced/pressed garlic; 1 tin of chopped tomatoes; 80 g. sliced courgettes; 1 1/2 tbsp tomato puree; 1 leek, sliced; 80 g. green beans; 50g dried pasta; 1 litre of boiling vegetable stock; pepper to taste; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1/2 teaspoon fresh tarragon; 1/2 teaspoon fresh chives

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Ingredients

1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion, sliced
2 small carrots, sliced
3 celery sticks, sliced
2 cloves minced/pressed garlic
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
80 g. sliced courgettes
1 1/2 tbsp tomato puree
1 leek, sliced
80 g. green beans
50g dried pasta
1 litre of boiling vegetable stock
pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon fresh tarragon
1/2 teaspoon fresh chives

Directions

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