Vegetarian Soup

Threw this together the other night with a few things I had on hand. Liked it. :)

1 cup raw organic kidney beans, soaked 24 hours in advance

2 cups vegetable broth

1 small can of organic tomato paste

Tomato paste can filled with water 4x

1 organic tomato, chopped

1 onion chopped

1 zucchini chopped

3-4 celery stalks chopped

crushed garlic (as much as you want)

one bunch organic kale, washed well and torn into pieces

sea salt

pepper

basil

garlic powder

(about a tsp or two of each)

Just throw everything in your pot except kale. Cover and simmer on a low boil for at least an hour so the beans will cook through. Add kale towards the end so it doesn't get soggy.

Great with some crusty bread or rolls. (Whole wheat bread recipe here)