Green bean and vegetable ciorbă

Ingredients

• 500 g green beans
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion (150 g)
• 1 parsley root (80 g)
• 1 parsnip (100 g)
• 1/2 celery root (150 g)
• 2000 ml water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 medium bell peppers (300 g)
• 4 medium tomatoes (500 g)
• 15 g dill
• 15 g parsley
• 6 tablespoons sour cream

Preparation

1. Trim the ends off the green beans and break them into bite-sized pieces. Peel the vegetables and slice the roots into rounds, finely chop the onion, cut the peppers into squares and dice the tomatoes. 2. Heat the oil in a pot and sauté the onion and roots for 4 minutes, until the onion softens. 3. Pour in the water, add the salt and pepper and simmer for 12 minutes, until the roots start to soften. 4. Add the peppers and simmer for another 10 minutes, until softened. 5. Add the green beans and simmer for 18 minutes, until tender. 6. Add the tomatoes and simmer for another 10 minutes. Chop the dill and parsley, add them to the pot and let the soup come to a boil 2 or 3 times, about 2 minutes. Taste and adjust the salt. 7. Serve the soup hot, with sour cream.