Low-sodium Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe All Fresh

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 large tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• 6 scallions
• 2 green peppers
• 2 medium zucchini
• 2 jalapeno peppers
• 3 carrots
• 10 ounces fresh mushrooms
• 1 bunch celery
• 1/2 head cabbage
• 3 low-sodium beef bouillon cubes
• 24 ounces low-sodium v8 juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• 4 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 blanch tomatoes by putting them in a pan with about half an inch of water in the bottom.
• 2 cook over medium heat until skins split.
• 3 place in a strainer and run under cold water, skin the tomatoes. and set aside.
• 4 chop all the vegetables into bite sized pieces.
• 5 sauté the onions, peppers, celery and carrots in your soup pot along with the spices (including the beef bouillon) until slightly soft.
• 6 add cabbage and continue stirring until the cabbage wilts down.
• 7 add mushrooms and zucchini, the blanched tomatoes, and the v8.
• 8 cook on low for about 45 minutes.
• 9 if there is not enough liquid, you can either add more v8 or water if desired.