Time:

4 hr (15 min to prepare, 3 hr 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each lb cabbage,...
4 each celery ribs, sliced
4 each carrots, sliced
1 each onion, chopped
2 each vegetable...
2 each garlic cloves,...
1 qt tomato juice, low...
4 cups water

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or until vegetables are tender.

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

6 cups chicken stock,...
0.5 cup vermicelli or...
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 each Clove pressed garlic
0.5 each chopped onion
3 each Whole cooked...
1 can tomato with green...
2 each Fresh green...
4 each or 5 ripe...

Directions:

1. Use the vermicelli that is cut or break up coiled type.
2. Fry the vermecelli or rice until golden, add chopped onion and garlic.
3. Cook until onion is clear.
4. Broth should be simmering with tomato and green chile.
5. Add golden rice or vermicelli to simmering stock and cover 15 minutes or until rice or pasta is done.
6. Add chicken and cook till heated through.
7. Ladle into bowls, garnish with 1/2 California avocado, spare amount of cilantro, ...

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 pound sea scallops
1 cup fresh lemon juice
0.25 cup finely chopped...
0.25 cup chopped cilantro
0.25 cup tomato ketchup
0.25 cup orange juice
0.25 cup clam juice, Hot...
0.5 teaspoon finely chopped...
2 each California...

Directions:

1. Remove tough muscle from edge of scallop; quarter. Rinse; Pat dry.
2. Pour lemon juice over scallops. Let marinate until scallops are firm and opaque, about 1 hour.
3. Meanwhile mix red onion, cilantro, ketchup, orange juice, clam juice, hot pepper sauce, jalapeno, and salt to tast; reserve.
4. When scallops are ready, drain, reserving lemon juice.
5. Fold scallop and avocado into ketchup mixture.Stir in 2 tablespoons reserved lemon juice.
6. Chill at lea...

Time:

25 min (15 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

3 each qts/3 liter water
1 each big onion
2 each big carrots
1 each big parsley root
1 each celery root
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon caraway, salt,...

Directions:

Boil the julienned vegetables with a tablespoon of caraway. When ready, strain, set the liquid to boil again and add a mixture of fried flour and butter and the salt. Let boil for a little while more. Serve with croutons fried in butter.

Time:

40 min (20 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

0.25 cup chopped fresh...
1 each Tabasco sauce to...
1 each salt to taste
1 OZ package Fantastic...
1 OZ can diced...
1 OZ can "lite"...
1 cups water

Directions:

* In a soup pot or large saucepan, bring the water, coconut milk, and tomatoes (with liquid) to a boil over high heat, stirring often.
* Whisk in the Instant Black Beans and season with salt and Tabasco.
* Cover, turn off the heat, and let stand for 5 minutes.
* Stir well and reheat if necessary.
* Serve in soup bowls garnished with cilantro.

Time:

55 min (10 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

2 each Carrots
2 each medium potatoes
2 each medium leeks
1 each large onion
2 each to 3 ounces...

Directions:

Dice all of the vegetables into smallish pieces.

Put into a 4 pint saucepan and fry gently in a little oil for 3 or 4 minutes.

Add 3 pints of water and then stir in the lentils. Bring to the boil and then turn the heat down low and let simmer for 30 - 40 minutes.

When the lentils are cooked and the vegetables are a bit mushy add either the vegie stock or the salt and pepper to taste.

Serve garnished with chopped parsley or corriande...

Time:

35 min (15 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

2 each qts/2 liter water
1 each medium cauliflower
1 each parsley root, 1...
1 each onion
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon flour
1 teaspoon chopped dill
0.5 cup sour cream, salt

Directions:

Grate the parsley root, carrot and onion and boil in water until tender. Strain, add salt and a mixture of fried flour and butter, liquefied with some of the boiling liquid. Add the cauliflower in small bunches and boil at slow heat until the cauliflower is tender. Pour in the serving bowl on top of the dill mixed with the sour cream.

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each large onion, chopped
2 each garlic cloves,...
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
4 tablespoon flour
1 each medium yellow...
3 each large chayote...
6 cups vegetable broth,...
0.5 cup water, cilantro,...
0.333333 cup fat free sour cream
1 tablespoon Finely chopped...
0.333333 cup skim milk

Directions:

Spray large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Sauté onion and garlic until tender; about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and ginger and cook over medium heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add squash, pepper, and 2 cups broth to saucepan; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer until squash is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Process mixture in food processor or blender until smooth; return to saucepan. Add remaining broth and water continuing to heat; serving warm or cool to...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 1 Jar Passover...
1 each One medium onion,...
1 each One large or two...
1 each One large or two...

Directions:

* Simmer onion in 1-2 T oil until soft and fragrant. Drain liquid from Borsht jar into pan. Cut carrots and potato into bite-size pieces. Simmer vegetables in borsht liquid for about 15 minutes until almost soft. Add beets from jar. Simmer for 5-10 minutes until potatoes and carrots are soft but not mushy. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Description:

Filling soup, serve with...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

American

Ingredients:

3 cup potatos, peeled,...
1/2 cup celery, finely...
1/2 cup carrots, finely...
1/4 cup onion, finely...
1 tablespoon fresh parsley,...
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 dash pepper
1 1/2 cup non-fat milk
2 tablespoons all-purpse flour
6 ounces cheddar cheese,...

Directions:

1. In large saucepan, combine first 8 ingredients. Cover, simmer on low heat until tender, 15-20 minutes.
2. Gradually add milk to flour & mix well.
3. Pour milk mixture into veg mixture and cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
4. Add cheese and stir till melted.
Makes 5 1 cup servings.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons grated sheep's...

Directions:

Grate the cheese in the the soup bowl and pour the hot, strained soup on top. Serve with croutons.

Time:

3 hr 30 min (1 hr 30 min to prepare, 2 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 4 cups dried...
1 each 4 cans chick peas...
1 each Water -- about 4...
1 each 2 tablespoons...
1 each 2 onions --...
1 each 1 cup olive oil
1 each Salt and pepper...
1 each Lemon slices

Directions:

* Soak the beans overnight in warm water.
* Strain and dust with baking soda.
* Let stand for 15 minutes.
* Rinse with hot water and rub a few at a time between your fingers to remove the skins (discard the skins).
* Place in strainer and rinse thoroughly for several minutes.
* Put into a large pot along with enough water to cover and bring to a boil, skimming off the foam as it rises.
* Add the onions, oil, salt and pepper and simmer covered until ...

Time:

3 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 3 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Romanian

Ingredients:

2 each lbs/1 kilogram...
3 each qts/3 liter water
2 each Carrots
1 each parsley root
1 each celery root
1 each green pepper
1 each onion
5 each juniper berries...
1 each bay leaf...

Directions:

Set to boil the beef with the cold water. Let the pot uncovered until the liquid starts foaming. Remove this foam periodically with the slotted spoon until foaming stops. Add the vegetables, juniper berries, bay leaf and a little salt. Cover the pot almost but not completely and let boil, at low temperature, for 3 hours. When it is ready, strain into another pot. The soup has to boil slowly to be really tasty. Serve with the desired accompaniment (noodles, dumplings, rice, etc.). Serve with t...

Time:

30 min (20 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

4 each to 6 garlic...
1 stick celery (3/4 - 1 cup)
1 each (sweet) red...
1 each small carrot...
1 can (400g, 15 oz)...
175 milliliter (6 fl oz, 3/4...
0.5 teaspoon dried basil (no...

Directions:

1. Finely chop the garlic, celery, red pepper and carrot.
Saute in vegetable stock for about 7-8 minutes until celery is translucent and vegetables are soft.

2. Meanwhile, drain and rinse the chickpeas.
Add to the saucepan with V8 juice and 350ml (12 fl oz, 1 1/2 cups) water.
Season with black pepper and add the basil.

3. Bring to the boil, then cover, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Puree (a ha...

Time:

50 min (20 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 2 19-oz cans...
1 each 6-7 carrots (1...
1 each 2 large onions,...
1 each 1 Tablespoon oil
1 each Salt and pepper...
1 each 10 cups water

Directions:

* Saute chickpeas, carrots, and onions in oil over medium heat in a large pot for 5 minutes.
* Add seasonings and water.
* Simmer 30 minutes and serve warm.

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 1 Small summer...
1 each 1 cucumber diced
1 each 2 medium tomatoes...
1 each 1 green pepper diced
1 each 1 red pepper diced
1 each 1 red onion...
1 each 1/4 Cup green onion
1 each 1 can cut baby...
1 each 1 carrot scliced...
1 each 1 stalk celery...
1 each 2 cloves galic...
1 each 1.5 litres V-8...
1 each water from baby corn
1 each 3 Tablespoon...
1 each 1 1/2 tablespoon...
1 each 2 tablespoon...
1 each tobasco sause...
1 each salt and pepper...

Directions:

* Mix all ingredients in a large soup tourine.
* Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
* Thats the basic recipe --any of your favorite vegetables can be used, also fresh herbs and spices can be added to suit your taste.
* Tomatoe juice can be used instead of V-8, but vegetable cocktails tend to give ths recipe more zing.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 each medium onion --...
2 OZ cans Italian...
1 OZ can tomato soup...
4 cups water
2 each cloves garlic --...
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon Freshly ground...
1 tablespoon chili powder --...
2 OZ cans kidney beans...
1 OZ can Italian green...
1 each carrot -- chopped
1 each zucchini -- chopped
8 ounces rotini pasta --...

Directions:

Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat and cook onion until tender.
Stir in tomatoes, next 7 ingredients, and, if desired, chili powder.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.

In the meantime, during last few minutes of simmering soup, cook pasta per package directions, drain, and set aside.

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

3 each cans vegetable broth
3 cups water, Bag of...
2 each potatoes, peeled...
1 cup dried lentils
0.5 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
2 each dashes Tabasco
0.5 cup finely minced...
0.5 cup finely minced...
0.5 cup minced onion
2 tablespoons vegan margarine

Directions:

Put first 7 ingredients into soup pot. In a pan, sauté cilantro, parsley and onion in butter until soft and add to soup pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer until potatoes and lentils are soft but not mushy. Serve with French bread cut into pieces, brushed with olive oil and toasted in the oven.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each California...
1 each green onion, cut...
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
12 each cilantro leaves,...
1 can (14-1/2 oz.)...

Directions:

1. In a blender jar, combine avocado, green onion, lemon juice, cilantro and white pepper.
2. Add 1 cup of the broth; cover and blend until smooth. Add remaining broth and blend 1 minute longer.
3. Chill 30 to 60 minutes. Blend briefly before serving.
4. Garnish each serving with 1 or 2 thin slices of avocado and sprig of cilantro, if desired.
5. Serving Suggestions:
6. Can be served in hollowed-out avocado half-shells.
7. Scoop avocado from shells w...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each ripe avocado
2 cups clear chicken...
0.5 teaspoon curry
0.5 teaspoon salt, pepper to...
1 cup cream or heavy or...

Directions:

1. Blend all in blender. If using heavy cream, may have to adjust seasonings, including more avocado.
2. Chill, serve cold.

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

2 each cans tomato soup
0.5 pound tiny shrimp [cooked]
0.5 pound imitation crab...
2 each California...
1 teaspoon lemon juice, dash...
4 each finely sliced...

Directions:

1. Place soups [diluted] in a bowl - mix well. Gently add additional ingredients and stir to combine.
2. Place in refrigerator for several hours [preferably overnight] to marry ingredients.
3. Serve.....THIS SOUP IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

3 each to 4 medium...
1 each medium onion,...
0.5 cups chopped celery
1 each clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoon olive oil or...
2 cups water
2 cups soy milk
3 tablespoon flour, sea salt,...

Directions:

Heat the oil in a dutchoven or soup pot.
Add the onion, celery, and garlic - saute until tender.
Stir in the potatoes and water, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the flour to 1/2 cup of soy milk and stir well.
Add this mixture as well as the rest of the soy milk in with the other ingredients.
Stir the soup constantly over a medium - high heat until it becomes thick and bubbly.
Add sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Voila! ;...

Time:

20 min (10 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

2 each avocados, Chilled...
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup cold spring water

Directions:

1. Cut avocados in half.
2. Place a quarter of one avocado aside for garnish.
3. Scoop out the rest of the avocado halves and place in a blender.
4. Add lime juice, salt, sugar and cumin and puree.
5. Keep the blender going and add buttermilk slowly once the soup is pureed.
6. Then add the cold water slowly.
7. Chill and freeze for half an hour before serving.
8. Cut the reserved quarter avocado in segments and decorate cool avocado soup.

Time:

1 hr 40 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 each Cucumber - large
1 each Onion - also...

Directions:

Coarsely grate both the whole cucumber and the peeled and topped onion and place in a bowl.

Then make up enough of the stock substitute to make two good sized portions of soup.
(The amount of stock required is up to personal taste and this recipe could easily stretch to 4 portions if desired.)

Next chill the stock substitute and add to the cucumber and onion.

Stir and serve, with cucumber rind to garnish.

Time:

4 hr 30 min (20 min to prepare, 4 hr 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped onion
6 each medium cucumbers,...
3 tablespoon flour
4 cups low sodium...
1 teaspoon dried mint
0.5 cup fat free half and...
1 teaspoon paprika (garnish)
6 each cucumber slices,...

Directions:

Spray large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat and sauté onion until hot and translucent, adding cucumbers and flour cooking 5-7 minutes. Add vegetable stock and mint to saucepan, bringing to boil. Reduce heat to simmer, covered 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and process soup in food processor blender until smooth; stir in half and half. Refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours. Pour soup into bowls; sprinkle with paprika and top with cucumber slice.