Easy Vegetable Stock

• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 carrot, peeled and thickly sliced
• 1 celery, sliced
• 4 -8 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
• 1 leek, cleaned and sliced
• 2 teaspoons salt, to taste
• sliced chard leaves, stalks
• sliced parsley stems
• cleaned and sliced leek greens
• mushroom, stems
• scallion, stalks (green part)

1. Add all the ingredients along with 8 cups water to a large pot; bring to a boil.
2. Decrease heat, cover partially, and simmer gently for 30 minutes or longer.
3. Strain through a fine strainer; use right away or refrigerate or freeze.

onion, carrot, celery, garlic, salt, chard, parsley stems, mushroom, scallion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-vegetable-stock-179467 (may not work)