Summer vegetable soup – Augusta Health

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 plum (Roma) tomatoes, peeled and seeded, then diced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 cups no salt added vegetable stock or broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise (about 1 cup)
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise (about 1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (fresh coriander)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper