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This vegetarian stew recipe serves 6-10 individuals relying upon their appetites.

We love this stew. And it's fun to go to the market and pick out the contemporary substances. In my house we make it about once per week. It smells so good whereas it is cooking.

We freeze about a 3rd of it and thaw it later in the week, however between the 2 of us we consume the whole batch inside 4 or 5 days. Yes, we actually like it.

Well, why not? It tastes great and has nothing but good elements in it.

How do you like this?

3.6 stars from 10 ratings of Veggie Stew

Prep time: 1 hour

Cook time: 3 hours

Ready in: 4 hours

Yields: 10 - 12 bowls of soup.

2 32 oz. Vegetable Broth

1 Avocado, mashed

four shakes Black Pepper

2 handfuls Pearled Barley

2 handfuls Dried Lentils

2 to 3 Medium Parsnips, peeled and chopped

2 Yellow Onions, peeled and chopped

4 cloves Fresh Garlic, peeled and finely chopped

2 Good Sized Leeks, chopped

2 bunches Scallions, chopped

12 oz. Organic Green Beans, sliced

12 oz. Baby Carrots, sliced

1 Very Large Sweet Potato, peeled and cubed

1-Half Medium to Large Butternut Squash, peeled and cubed

6 Medium Crimini Mushrooms, sliced

four stalks Celery, sliced

8 to 12 cups Water, added steadily

Step by step

Pour the broth and 2 cups of water into a 16-quart stock pot over a high flame.

Wash (and peel as crucial) the vegetables

Scoop out and mash the avocado thoroughly. When the avocado is as liquid as attainable, pour it into the soup. Then put it in a cup with about eight oz. water and stir in the pepper.

When the soup begins to boil, reduce flame to simmer.

Add the barley and the lentils.

Finely chop the garlic and add.

For the remainder of the elements, chop them up into chunks that will match on a soup spoon and add them. I recommend including the candy potato and squash last so that they maintain their individuality reasonably than dissolving in the broth.

Add water to style as you add the opposite ingredients. Personally I prefer it thicker in consistency, less watery. This controls the thickness of the stew. I like it so thick that there is a few resistance to the spoon as I stir.

The Author Cooking Veggie Stew

Tips

Over time I realized that certain choices work better than others. For example, I add the substances roughly in the order listed above, having thought of what is finest dissolved and what is greatest maintaining its integrity. Also I have discovered that if I chop the vegetables more coarsely they have a tendency to supply a stew with distinctly completely different flavors by the spoonful.

The sweet potato and squash add some nice shade in addition to flavor, so I put them in close to the end in order that they stay kind of complete. Bigger chunks of those vegetables are less seemingly to interrupt up.

Alternatives

Instead of using a commercial vegetable broth, make your personal. About 66% of the salt on this dish comes from the industrial broth.

Experiment with different portions of the varied components.

A tablespoon of olive oil can add richness and flavor.

Try including other vegetables like white beans, bok choy, crimson onion and/or shallots

I have found that this stew always comes out just a little in another way as a result of the sizes of vegetables range extensively and since there are delicate variations in flavors between particular person veggies. One batch of celery is perhaps more bitter and one other sweeter. One squash may be sweeter than one other. Keeps issues attention-grabbing.

Nutrition Information

Serving measurement: Sixteen oz.

Calories 152

Calories from Fat 189

Fat 21 g 32%

Unsaturated fats 21 g

Carbohydrates 28 g 9%

Sugar 6 g

Fiber 5 g 20%

Protein 3 g 6%

Sodium 255 mg 11%

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5 years in the past from United States

Thanks, Carb Diva! The avocado was my wife's idea, as an alternative of olive oil. Either one will add wholesome fats to the soup, however I think avocado helps make it particular.

Linda Lum

5 years ago from Washington State, USA

Always looking for brand new concepts for vegetarian cooking. I had by no means thought of using avocado in a soup. Thanks for sharing. This sounds very hearty and satisfying.

Thanks, Eddy and Flourish!

FlourishAnyway

6 years in the past from USA

This sounds good. Great step-by-steps and tips.

Eiddwen

6 years in the past from Wales

Thanks Tom for this nice recipe.

Voted up and shared.

Eddy.

Thanks, Susan!!

Susan

6 years in the past from India

Amazing recipe. Thanks for sharing.

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Tom rubenoff

6 years ago from United States

Thanks, DzyMsLizzy!

Sounds delicious. Always looking out for hearty vegetarian recipes.

Voted up, helpful, fascinating and starred.