We took my Marcel to see Ratatouille the other night. He was so inspired that at ten o'clock that night he wanted to start making soup! I told him that we needed to get a full night's sleep to make really good soup. So the next day I took him to the market and let him pick out the ingredients he wanted. He was determined to make a red soup(his favorite color), so we picked out the veggies accordingly. By the way, what a great way to decide what to make, by choosing a color. We had such fun making it and when we were finished I told him that when chefs create a dish they get to name it so, I give you...
Marcel's French Red Soup:
olive oil
sea salt
1 yellow onion
5 cloves of garlic
2 cups of chopped cabbage (we used green, but you could use red)
4 roma tomatoes
10 cherry tomatoes
10 baby carrots (leave whole)
1 red bell pepper
1 carton of organic veggie broth
4 oz. can of tomato paste
fresh rosemary and thyme
Get a big soup pot, pour in about 2 ounces of olive oil and saute the onion and garlic with some sea salt. Every couple of minutes add the next veggie on the list. Then add the entire carton of broth and can of tomato paste. Stir, stir, stir. Simmer for about 45 minutes. Add the rosemary and thyme in the last 15 minutes, depending on your taste. Serve with crunchy toasted french bread drizzled with olive oil. Yum!
