Beet Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon oil
• ¼ cup onion sliced thin and long
• 2 small beets sliced thin and long
• 1 carrot sliced thin and long
• 1 clove garlic chopped
• 1 tomato peeled seeded and chopped
• 4 cups of vegetable broth
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice or rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Directions:

1. Warm the oil in a big pot.
2. Cook the beet, onion, carrot, and garlic together for five minutes.
3. Add chopped tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Add the vegetable stock and boil.
5. Simmer for 30 minutes, until all the vegetables are cooked.
6. When all the vegetables are cooked, throw in the rice vinegar or lemon juice and salt and pepper.
7. Add the chopped cilantro and serve.