A Nice Vegetable Soup

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cups diced (1/2 inch) carrots
• 1 cup each diced (1/2 inch) onion, celery and fennel
• 1 cup chopped leek (white part only)
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 6 ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 6 cups Fresh Vegetable Broth
• 2 large sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 cup chopped (1/2 inch) green beans
• 1 cup diced (1/2 inch) zucchini
• 1/2 cup torn basil leaves

1. 1.
2. Place oil in a pot over low heat.
3. Wilt carrots, onion, celery, fennel, and leek, stirring, for 15 minutes.
4. Add garlic during the last 5 minutes.
5. 2.
6. Stir in tomatoes and season with salt and pepper; cook for 3 minutes.
7. Add broth, thyme, and 2 tablespoons parsley; bring to a boil.
8. Reduce heat to medium; simmer for 20 minutes.
9. 3.
10. Add the green beans, zucchini, and basil; simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
11. Stir in remaining parsley.
12. Serve.

olive oil, carrots, onion, garlic, tomatoes, salt, vegetable broth, thyme, parsley, green beans, zucchini, torn basil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/a-nice-vegetable-soup-106694 (may not work)