Sinus Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
3/4 cup chopped onion
3 cups water
2 cups diced zucchini
1 cup diced carrot
1 cup drained cooked cannellini beans or 1 cup other white beans
3/4 cup diced celery
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced low-sodium tomatoes, undrained
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup uncooked whole wheat pasta
horseradish
red cayenne pepper
fresh grated ginger

Preparation

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
Saute onion 4 minutes or until lightly browned.
Add remaining ingredients (except pasta, horseradish, cayenne and ginger); bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat and cook 25 minutes.
Add pasta; cover and cook an additional 12 minutes or until pasta is tender.
Before serving, add as much horseradish, cayenne and ginger as you can take.