sausage, bean, and veg soup: enjoying the end-of-summer produce

I have to eat as much zucchini as I can while it's still in the stores this season! (And for many years, we couldn't get it here in Japan at all.)

Along with this summery soup (is that an oxymoron?), I made these delicious savoury gluten- and dairy-free goat-cheese herb muffins (though I use sheep-milk feta now since Costco doesn't carry the goat cheese anymore). 

For the soup, you'll need:

• zucchini
• carrots
• onions (I had purple ones on hand)
• garlic cloves (use a bunch!)
• sweet yellow pepper
• green beans
• mushrooms
• 2 cans of (drained) kidney beans
• sausages, sliced
• bay leaves
• dried mixed herbs
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• chicken broth

Do this:

Simmer up and serve with love.