Summer Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped or minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 cups (32 fl oz) Vegetable stock or broth if you don’t prefer to make your own
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 carrot, peeled, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 zucchini, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper