Brown Rice Vegetable Soup

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup brown rice
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 6 cups water
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 5-6 carrots, diced
• 1 daikon, diced
• 10 ounce package frozen spinach

METHOD:

• Heat oil in soup pot and saute onion and garlic until onion starts to turn transluscent
• Add brown rice and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly
• Stir in spices
• Add water and bouillon cubes, cover and bring to boil
• Lower heat and simmer 40 minutes
• Add vegetables, bring to boil, lower heat, cover and simmer 10 more minutes
• Salt to taste

COMMENTS:
Had some vegetables left over from the last produce share and a package of frozen spinach that needed to be used up so I threw it all together in a soup and it turned out great.