Summer Sweet Corn & Cannellini Bean Soup - Streamside Organics | Seasonal organic veggie box deliver

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons Oil
• 1 Onion, diced
• 3-4 Carrots, quartered and diced
• 3 stalks of Celery, diced
• 3 cloves Garlic, minced
• 3-4 small/medium Courgette, halved and diced
• 2-3 ears Sweet Corn, corn sliced off cob; keep both kernels and cobs
• 2 cups Cannellini Beans, precooked or canned (you can substitute another bean if you prefer, but I like a white bean here)
• 1 Capsicum, diced
• 8 cups Broth (I use a great powdered bouillon added to water, but if you use liquid broth that's fine, too)
• 3 Bay Leaves
• 3/4 teaspoon Thyme
• 3/4 teaspoon Basil
• 3/4 teaspoon Oregano
• 3/4 teaspoon Paprika
• Pinch of Cayenne or Chili Flakes
• Sea Salt and Ground Peppercorn, to taste
• Optional: 1 cup leftover Rice