Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• 3 cloves garlic, chopped  

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1 cup celery, chopped 

• 4 carrots, chopped 

• 1 16-oz can diced tomatoes 

• 1 can white beans (if you have trouble with beans skip & double up on veggies)

• 12 cups vegetable broth

• 1 bunch curly green kale, stemmed & chopped

• 1 tsp thyme

• Salt and pepper

• Toppings:

• 1/2 avocado

• 2 hemp seeds
   

Directions:

1. Coat the bottom of the crockpot with oil. 

2. Add onion, garlic, celery, and carrots, stir. 

3. Cover and cook on med-high for about a half hour.    Season with salt and pepper, and add thyme.

4. Add tomatoes (undrained), beans, and vegetable broth.  Add kale and stir gently.  

5. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.

6. Top avocado and hemp seeds