Gumbo Soup for the Vegetarians

Feel like another soup recipe?  I originally wrote this post for the Temple blog, but it seems to fit better here - wouldn't you agree?

It is a little on the spicy side, of course, being a Gumbo soup. Vegetarian, though, so it doesn't include any meat (un-kosher or otherwise!)

a pile of spices for Vegetarian Gumbo Soup

Vegetarian Gumbo Soup
1 tbsp olive oil
1 C chopped onion
1 C chopped celery
1 C chopped green pepper
1 tsp chili powder
3 C chopped (stewed) tomatoes
2 C veggie broth
1 C water
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp oregano, dried
1/2 tsp Tabasco
1/4 tsp basil, dried
1/4 tsp thyme
2 tbsp white rice
1/4 tsp salt



Saute onion, celery, green pepper in olive oil until soft. Add chili powder, stir. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occassionally, for four minutes or so. Add broth, water, bay leaves, oregano, Tabasco, basil and thyme. Bring to a gentle boil then add the rice. Simmer 20 minutes or until rice is soft. Add salt to taste.

You could easily add some turkey (polish) sausage to this soup to give it a little more substance, if you wanted.

Mmmmmm...so this kinda fullfils my desire to travel south, but only a little.