Clean Out the Fridge Soup, Italian Style

Today's Clean Out the Fridge Soup includes:

• cauliflower
• carrot
• broccoli
• snow peas
• green beans
• cabbage
• parsley
• green capsicum (bell pepper)
• onion
• zucchini
• spinach

Then because I decided to give this one an Italian-inspired flavor, I've added garlic, kalamata olives, semi-sundried tomatoes, two cans of crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, and a little bit of balsamic vinegar. It's been simmering away for nearly an hour, and it's smelling pretty damned good. 

And now that it's three hours later, I can say that it tasted pretty damned good, too! I can't believe these soups come out tasting so good, and yet as recently as a couple of weeks ago, I would've just thrown all those old veggies away.