Spicy Green Vegetable Soup

• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 7 cloves of garlic, sliced in rounds
• 2 large leeks, white part chopped, freeze green tops for veggi broth
• 4 scallions, chopped, green tops and white bulbs separated
• 6-7 stalks of celery, chopped
• 2 baby bok choi, leaves and stalks separated, stalks chopped, chiffonade the leaves
• 1 bunch of cilantro
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1 Avocado
• Sea Salt
• Fresh ground pepper
• Olive oil
• Lemon

1. FIrst do all your prep work, chop everything up, leave the cilantro to chop at the end.
2. Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over med-high flame.
3. Saute garlic and onions until fragrant. Toss in white part of scallion and leeks, saute until fragrant. Add celery, saute for another couple minutes.
4. Add 8-10 cups of water, 2 cups at a time. Season with a few large pinches of sea salt, some fresh pepper and 2 bay leaves, bring to a boil.
5. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. After 20 minutes add bok choi stalks only. Cook for another 5.
7. Add bok choi leaves and/or any other green leafy veg (kale, spinach..) and chopped cilantro. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Simmer for another couple minutes.
8. Taste one more time, should be spicy from all the onions and garlic and peppery with the perfect touch of salt.
9. Prepare some basmati rice on the side. Optional, add a spoon of rice to the soup once plated.
10. Garnish with cubed avocado. squeeze fresh lemon on avocado and top with a pinch of sea salt and pepper.
11. Eat and feel great.

onion, garlic, leeks, scallions, stalks of celery, choi, cilantro, bay leaves, avocado, salt, fresh ground pepper, olive oil, lemon

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/spicy-green-vegetable-soup-50020333 (may not work)