• 1 cup uncooked white rice Cooking Spray
• 1 tsp. chopped garlic
• 1/4 Cup sliced green onions
• 6 cups Vegetable Broth recipe
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 celery stalk, sliced
• 1 cup diced tomato
• 1 zucchini, sliced into half-moons
• 1 cup cut-up sugar snap peas or green beans
• 2 tbsp. chopped parsley
• 1 1/2 tbsp. minced, seeded green chili pepper or to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 tsp. cumin
• Juice of 1 lime (optional)

• Cook the rice according to directions until tender.  Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium soup pot coated with cooking spray, saute the onions and garlic on medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes.  Add the broth, carrot, and celery.
• Add the tomato, zucchini, sugar snap peas, parsley, chili pepper, salt, pepper, cumin, and cooked rice. 
• Simmer on low for 10 minutes.
• Squeeze the lime juice into the soup and serve. 

Serves 6

The Mexican Jewish community is known to be close-knit, with a mixture of Ashkenazic and Syrian Jews.  Many of the children attend Jewish day school, where both Hebrew and Yiddish are taught.  This similar to a vegetarian Mexican tortilla soup.  It would be good with a side of Spice-of-Life Chips.

Taken from: Festivals of Lite Kosher Cookbook