Garden Soup
["2 qt. water", "salt to taste", "2 c. baby carrots, sliced", "2 c. new potatoes, diced", "2 c. peeled ripe tomatoes, diced", "2 c. scallions, sliced", "1 c. fresh green lima beans", "1 c. fresh tiny green beans, cut in 1-inch lengths", "1 c. fresh okra, sliced", "1 c. fresh corn, scraped off the cob", "1 1/2 c. cooked white rice"]
["Salt the water and bring it to a boil.", "Add the carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, scallions and lima beans and boil gently for 30 minutes.", "Add the green beans, okra and corn and simmer for about 15 minutes longer.", "Place a spoonful of cooked white rice in the center of each soup plate and ladle some hot soup over it.", "Pass a bowl of Provincial Sauce, Pistou (recipe follows), for each diner to stir into his soup."]
["water", "salt", "baby carrots", "new potatoes", "peeled ripe tomatoes", "scallions", "fresh green lima beans", "green beans", "fresh okra", "fresh corn", "white rice"]