Soups Recipes - Hortosouppa (Cyprus Vegetable Soup)

Ingredients

• 350 g/12 oz carrots, chopped

• 2 courgettes (zucchini), chopped

• 2 potatoes, diced

• 2 celery sticks, chopped

• 1 bay leaf

• 1.2 liters/2 pts/5 cups chicken or vegetable stock

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 1 piece cinnamon stick

• 15 ml/1 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup long-grain rice

• 15 ml/1 tbsp olive oil

• 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice

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Method:

1. Put all the prepared vegetables in a pan with the bay leaf, stock, a little salt and pepper and the cinnamon stick.

2. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Add the tomato puree and rice and simmer for a further 10-15 minutes or until the rice and vegetables are really tender.

4. Remove the bay leaf and cinnamon stick. Taste and add olive oil, lemon juice and a little more salt and pepper to taste.