French Market Bean Soup

Ingredients

5 cups water	2 cup mixed 10 beans
1 T Vegit (mixed spices)	2 bay leaves
1-2 t salt	3 cloves of garlic pressed
28 oz can chopped tomatoes	2-3 onions, chopped
3 carrots, chopped	2 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 t pepper	1 t thyme
1 t basil	1 t oregano
1/4 -1/2 cup olive oil	2 cups (or more) okra (fresh or frozen), chopped

1 T lemon juice (optional)	1 T Tabasco
3 T fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

Directions

Stove: Combine beans, water and salt. Bring to boil and boil gently for 2-2 1/2 hours. Add all other ingredients. Boil gently about 1 hour more. Add lemon juice, Tabasco and cilantro.

Crock pot: combine all ingredients except lemon juice, Tabasco and cilantro the night before and store in fridge. Cook on auto cook all day (about 10 hours). Add lemon juice, Tabasco and cilantro.

Notes

You can make your own mixed beans by combining equal parts of: kidney/red beans, black beans, lentils, split green peas, split yellow peas, navy beans, pinto beans, red lentils, lima beans and black eyed peas.