Milanese Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 each eggplant
• 1 stick celery
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 each swiss chard
• 1/2 each zucchini
• 1 each carrots
• 1 each onions
• 10 each basil

Instructions

1. Bring stock to a boil, cut vegetables (not basil) and the bacon into small cubes.
2. Add vegetables to the stock and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
3. Add bacon cubes to the soup for the last 8 minutes of cooking time.
4. Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cut basil leaves into thin strips and add these to soup just before serving.