Name: Menestra de Verduras, Spanish Vegetable Soup
Yield: serves 7
Ingredients: 1 large Spanish onion, halved and thinly slicedolive oil; 2 or 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; button mushrooms, quartered; 1/2 cup sherry or dry white wine; 32 oz chicken stock; 1 26 oz box Pom chopped tomatoes; baby potatoes, halved or quartered; asparagus, trimmed and cut in bite sized pieces; green beans, trimmed and cut in bite sized pieces; 1 Tbsp Spanish paprika; a dash of red pepper flakes; salt; fresh cracked black pepper; 1 cup fresh peas (I couldn't find any); 1 red pepper, chopped; 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed; 1 cup canned or frozen artichoke hearts, quartered; Manzanilla or Spanish olives; a dash of sherry vinegar; a handful of parsley, finely chopped; Asiago or Manchego cheese, grated