Vegetable Soup w/Parsnip

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 3 Celery sticks (sliced)
• 1 Parsnip (chopped)
• 4 Large potatoes (chopped)
• 1 can diced tomatoes or 3 fresh tomatoes (chopped)
• 32 oz vegetable broth + 2 cups water
• Salt, Red pepper to taste
• 2 Garlic cloves (mashed)

Instructions:

Sauté all vegetables expect tomatoes for 5 minutes, add water, vegetable broth, tomatoes salt and pepper, bring soup to a boil, cover the pot and reduce heat to medium-low, simmer until vegetables have softened completely, approximately 25 minutes.

Blend soup until smooth, if needed adjust seasoning and serve, enjoy!