Bobo's Chunky Vegetable Soup

• olive oil↗1⁄4 cup
• Red Bliss potatoes, chopped↗2

  2

• onion, chopped↗1

  1

• stalk celery, chopped↗1

  1

• leek, halved lengthwise and chopped (white part only)↗1

  1

• turnip, chopped1

  1

• carrot, chopped↗1

  1

• shallot, chopped1⁄4 cup
• garlic, minced↗3

  3 cloves

• vegetable stock↗4 cups
• bouquet garni
• zucchini, chopped5

  5

• plum tomatoes↗2 cups
• summer squash, chopped↗1

  1

• green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces↗1 cup
• teaspoon red wine vinegar↗1⁄4
• fine sea salt↗
• fresh ground black pepper↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oil in a 3 quart soup pot over high heat until hot.

2. 2

   Add potaoes, onion, celery, leek, turnip, shallots, and garlic.

3. 3

   Stir the vegetabls around until they begin to cook but don't turn brown.

4. 4

   Add the Vegetable Stock and the Boquet Garni to the soup pot.

5. 5

   Bring to a boil.

6. 6

   Reduce heat to simmering and cook for 45 minutes.

7. 7

   Add the zucchini, tomatoes, summer squash, and green beans to soup pot.

8. 8

   Simmer 15 minutes more.

9. 9

   Stir in the vinegar.

10. 10

    Season to taste with salt and pepper.

11. 11

    Bouqet Garni: Bundle three sprigs fresh thyme, 3 sprigs fresh parsley, 1 bay leaf, and 1 tablespoon black peppercorns together in several thicknesses of cotton cheesecloth.

12. 12

    Tie with string.