Tortellini Soup with a Napa Salad

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup yellow onion, minced
• 1 TBSP minced garlic
• 1/2 Cup carrots, diced
• 1 LB. Spicy chicken sausage, casing removed (I got this from Whole Foods, also it is not that spicy in my opinion)
• 1 Lb. Chilled cheese tortellini from the fridge section (I got this from Whole Foods)
• 10 Cups vegetable broth
• 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 2 TBSP olive oil
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1/2 TBSP oregano
• 1/2 TBSP basil
• 1 TSP salt
• 1/2 TSP black pepper
• 3 Cups fresh spinach, stems removed
• Parmesan cheese, shredded (To top your soup with)
• 2 Medium to small romaine lettuce heads, sliced in medium to thin slices
• One head Napa cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1 Medium to large apple, washed and chopped (skin on)
• 1 Cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 Cup dried cherries
• 1 Cup marcona almonds, lightly salted
• 2 Corn on the cobs, corn cut off
• 1 Avocado, diced