Spinach & Vegetable Soup

Recipe:
1.  Place the following ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1and 1/2 cups water
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 teaspoon diced onion
• 1/2 cup chopped carrots, steamed
• 4 spears asparagus, steamed
• 3/4 cup chopped broccoli, steamed
• 1 cup diced potatoes, cooked
• 2 cups fresh spinach, washed
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow squash, steamed
• 1/2 cup chopped zucchini, steamed
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

2.  Select Hot Soups program.

3.  Press start.

4.  Allow machine to complete programmed cycle.

5.  Select Variable 1.  Remove the lid plug.  Press start.

6.  Add in 1 can chickpeas, drained through the lid plug opening and blend for 5-10 seconds

Source: Create Recipes for Professional Series 500

My Recipe:

I replaced chicken broth with vegetable broth and broccoli with green beans.  The thing that disappointed was that this soup did not have very much substance.  The only thing that was not completely blended were the chickpeas.

I do not like vegetable soup in the first place, but my parents also did not like this soup.  This is the first recipe we have made that we didn't like.  We will have to keep trying different kinds of soups to find ones that we like.  I am not planning on making this again, and I wouldn't suggest it to anyone trying new soups with their Vitamix.