Max's Multi-Vegetable Soup

This is my all time favourite soup. It is a meal unto itself, can be doctored in various ways, and other than cutting the vegies comes together really quickly.

Prep time- 20 minutes minutes spread out over an hour
Cooking Time- 2 hours
Feeds as many as you want it to

Number of things that get dirty- 4
soup pot
microwave safe bowl
knife
cutting board
stick blender

Ingredients
celery
tomato
eggplant
mushrooms
carrots
parsnip
zuccinni
salt

Cut up the vegetables. no need to be neat about it. Just get them to fit in the bowl. You might need to microwave them in two shifts if you are planning to make a large pot of soup.
Cover vegetables with water.
add a pinch of salt
microwave on high covered and vented for 20 minutes.
Pour into soup pot together with all remain liquid.
Allow to cool slightly
Using a stick blender blend until chunky

Serve. Enjoy.

Optional
Add barley beans, lentils and or peas.