Quick Seafood Delight: 7 Seas Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 cup scallops
• 1 cup mussels, cleaned and debearded
• 1 cup white fish fillets (such as cod or haddock), cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 4 cups seafood stock or fish stock (homemade or store-bought)
• ½ cup dry white wine (optional for added depth of flavor)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (optional for heat)
• Fresh parsley or cilantro for garnish (optional)
• Zest of one lemon (for brightness)
• Juice of half a lemon