Okra Soup

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, cored and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 medium tomato, grated OR diced
• 2 ½ cups fresh okra, trimmed and sliced into bite-size pieces
• 2 cups fresh or frozen sweet corn
• 4 Tbsp cooking oil
• 1 (15 oz) can of lima beans OR butter beans
• 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 4 cups vegetable stock OR water
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes
• 2 tsp apple cider vinegar