Vegetable Stew

Fall is officially here along with cooler days and cravings for comfort food. This easy vegetable stew features sweet potatoes, eggplant, fire-roasted tomatoes, and onions. Serve this belly-warming vegan stew with crusty bread drizzled with a high-quality extra-virgin olive oil.

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Vegetable Stew

Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 2 onions, halved, thinly sliced

• 1 bay leaf

• 3 cloves garlic, 2 chopped, 1 whole cracked from skin

• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled, chopped

• 1 eggplant, chopped

• 1 green bell pepper, seeded, chopped

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 1 (28-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes

• 2 cups vegetable broth

• 1/2 cup finely torn fresh basil

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions, bay leaf, and garlic, and cook, stirring often, until onions are softened.
2. Add potatoes, eggplant, and bell pepper and season with a generous pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring often, for 5 to 6 minutes.
3. Stir in tomatoes and broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
4. Stir in basil and serve hot.

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