Vegetable soup with minced meat balls

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 300 g minced meat
• salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 onions
• ½ cauliflower, cut into florets
• 200 g leek, in rings
• 200 g carrot(s), in sticks
• 2 stalk(s) celery, sliced
• 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp thyme
• 1 can of tomatoes, chopped
• 2 liters of meat broth

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Cauliflower, leek, carrot, celery

Season the minced meat with salt and pepper and roll into small balls. Heat the oil in a soup pot and sauté the onion until translucent. Add the cauliflower, leek, carrot, and celery with cayenne pepper and sauté for about 3 minutes, stirring. Add the thyme, tomatoes, and meat broth, and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. Add the minced meat balls and let stand for about 10 minutes.