Fresh vegetable soup

Ingredients

1 can chicken broth, 3 T chicken bases, 2 quarts water, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 inch chunk ginger, peeled and crushed, 2 bay leaves, 8 large cloves garlic, crushed 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced, 1/2 bermuda onion, thinly sliced.1 large red pepper, chopped, 12 baby carrots, thinly sliced, 1 leek, thinly sliced, 5 mushrooms, thinly sliced, 1 scallion, sliced in one-inch pieces.

Method


Put everything into a soup pot and simmer gently for 1-2 hours adding water as needed. This makes a light, refreshing, summer dish or first course. serve if hot.