Mediterranean Vegetable Soup
Classic vegetable soup goes Mediterranean with the addition of canned chickpeas, oregano, and a dollop of yogurt.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups soup and 1 tablespoon yogurt)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 185
- Calories from fat: 10%
- Fat: 2.1g
- Saturated fat: 0.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 9g
- Carbohydrate: 35.5g
- Fiber: 6.2g
- Cholesterol: 1mg
- Iron: 1.9mg
- Sodium: 951mg
- Calcium: 132mg
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped zucchini
- 1 cup chopped yellow squash
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can vegetable broth
- 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
Preparation
- Heat a large saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes. Add zucchini and yellow squash; sauté 3 minutes. Add water and next 5 ingredients (water through broth); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Serve with yogurt.
Mediterranean Vegetable Soup Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Soups/Stews
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: Mediterranean
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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