Hearty Vegemite vegetable soup
Prep
20m
Cook
2h
10m
serves
4
This is an extract from The VEGEMITE Cookbook: recipes that TASTE LIKE AUSTRALIA. Published by Penguin Random House Australia, RRP $29.99
“Warm your belly with this comforting soup made from fresh vegetables and pantry ingredients. The addition of VEGEMITE will put a rose in every cheek on a cold winter’s day.” This is an extract from The VEGEMITE Cookbook: recipes that TASTE LIKE AUSTRALIA. Published by Penguin Random House Australia, RRP $29.99
Ingredients (12)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 leeks, thinly sliced
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 carrots, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/4 cabbage (about 600 g), shredded
- 2 zucchini, chopped
- 2 tablespoons VEGEMITE
- 2 litres salt-reduced vegetable stock
- 1 cup (200 g) dried soup mix, well rinsed
- Handful chopped parsley, to garnish
- Crusty bread, to serve
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1.Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook the leek, celery, carrot and garlic for 10 minutes, until softened.
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2.Add the cabbage, zucchini and VEGEMITE and stir until combined. Stir in the stock and soup mix. Bring to the boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for about 2 hours or until the soup mix is tender and the soup has thickened. Extra water may be required if soup becomes too thick. Season well with freshly ground black pepper.
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3.Sprinkle with the parsley, and serve with the crusty bread on the side.
Recipe Notes
For a speedier hearty soup, replace the dried soup mix with barley and cook for 1 hour until grains are tender.
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