THE LATEST FROM THREE FARMERS
Millet Vegetable Soup
Recipe courtesy of Shirley Plant.
Ingredients
- 1 cup millet
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 1/2 turnip, peeled and cubed
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp basil
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 3 bay leaves
- 7 cups water or vegetable stock
- camelina oil
In a large soup pot cover bottom of pot with camelina oil and saute onions over medium high heat. Let the onions sweat for about 2 minutes. Add cabbage, carrots, squash, turnip and garlic and a touch more oil and stir frequently coating all the vegetables with oil. Saute vegetables for a few minutes. Add millet and stir for 1 minutes. Add water or stock and seasonings. Bring to a boil then simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves and enjoy.