Soup for Supper

Ingredients

• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 carrot, large -chopped
• 1 potato, large, chopped
• 4 ounces ham, smoked, chopped
• 1/2 cup soup mix, dried, beans, lentils and barley
• 1 tomato, large peeled, chopped
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 1 bacon stock cube
• 8 cups water, hot
• salt and pepper, to season

Directions

1. 1

   Dice onions, celery, and potatoes and minced garlic.

2. 2

   Heat the oil in a large saucepan, and saute the onions, celery, potatoes, garlic and chopped ham for a couple of minutes.

3. 3

   add the water, dried soup mix, stock cubes, tomato puree, tomato and seasoning simmer for approx 30 minutes.

4. 4

   cool slightly and puree about a third of the ingredients and return to the pot - this thickens the soup.

5. 5

   Serve with warm crusty bread for a great supper dish or as a first course for dinner.