Homemade Heart Healthy Soup

Crisp mornings and evenings are here and sometimes all you want is a warm bowl of soup to heat you up.  I recently whipped up some homemade hearty healthy vegetable soup that made you come back for more.

The soup is spicy, hearty, and healthy! It warms your body from the inside and instantly makes you feel satisfied from the array of vegetables, herbs and potatoes. It makes a large enough batch to share or you can have leftovers and heat it up for a healthy and easy meal throughout the week.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 4 russet potatoes - quartered
• 2 carrots - sliced
• 1 onion - chopped
• 2-3 jalapenos - chopped
• 5 + cloves garlic - chopped
• 2 celery sticks - chopped
• 1 beet - diced
• 3 leafs purple cabbage - chopped
• 2 cups beet greens or favorite dark leafy green
• 2 tsp cumin
• Sea salt, pepper, red pepper flakes to taste
• 1 tbsp (+) Italian Seasoning
• 2 tsp cilantro
• 1 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
• 3/4 tbsp Lemon Juice

Directions:

1. In a large pot combine the broth, onion, garlic, carrots and potatoes.
2. Cook over med-high heat until it comes to a boil.
3. Reduce heat, cover and cook until potatoes are tender.
4. Add the celery, beet, cabbage and seasoning and cook for another 10 minutes.
5. Add the beet greens and heat throughout. Serve hot!

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Enjoy!!!
Christa