Vegetable soups: cooking options

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1. Выберите овощи.

Prepare vegetables from one color category using up to 3 species (total 3 tbsp.):

Red / purple

Red

  • Red bell pepper, chopped
  • Red cabbage, chop
  • Beets, peel and dice

Orange

Orange

  • Butternut squash, peel and chop
  • Orange bell pepper, chopped
  • Sweet potato, peel and dice
  • Carrots, peel and chop

Yellow

Yellow

  • Frozen Corn Grains
  • Yellow zucchini, chopped
  • Yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • Yellow beets, peel and dice

Green

Greens

  • Broccoli inflorescences
  • Peas, thaw
  • Zucchini chopped
  • Chop asparagus
  • Leafy greens (spinach, arugula, watercress or cabbage kale), chopped
  • Edamame frozen beans

Whites

Whites

  • Cauliflower Inflorescences
  • Garlic cloves, peel (no more than 1 tbsp.)
  • Chopped fennel head
  • Potatoes, peel and dice (no more than 2 tbsp.)

Mix of colors

2. Prepare the base.

In an average stewpan, heat 2 tbsp. l olive or creamy oils over moderate heat. Add 1 tbsp. chopped onion or leek and cook, stirring, 3-5 minutes. to softness; season 1/2 tsp salt and a pinch of pepper. Add 1 tbsp. chopped peeled potatoes, then no more than 3 of the following ingredients. Cook, stirring, for another 2-3 minutes to coat potatoes.

  • Ginger, 1 tbsp. l., peel and chop
  • Garlic, 1 clove, chop
  • Bay leaf, 1 whole
  • Thyme, 3-4 branches
  • Rosemary, 1 sprig
  • Cayenne pepper, pinch
  • Grated nutmeg, pinch

3. Cook the vegetables.

Add 3.5 tbsp. lightly salted chicken or vegetable broth (or water) and bring to a gentle boil; add prepared vegetables. Stew for about 20 minutes, until all vegetables are soft (if use peas or leafy greens, add them in the last 5 min cooking). Remove from heat, remove whole branches of greenery and cool the soup for at least 5 minutes. Mash carefully until uniformity with a submersible blender or in 2-3 steps with regular blender (do not fill it more than half).

4. Complete the cooking.

If necessary, warm the soup by adding water if it is too thick. Salt and pepper. For a richer texture stir in 1 / 4-1 / 2 tbsp. heavy cream or coconut milk, either 1 Art. l (15 gr.) Butter.

5. Select toppings.

Pour soup into bowls with a ladle and add one of these toppings:

  • Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley and / or chives), chop
  • Olive oil
  • Nuts (almonds, cashews or walnuts), toast and chop
  • Sour cream
  • Pumpkin seeds or sesame seeds, fry
  • Fried onions or shallots
  • Pecorino or Parmesan cheese, grate
  • Crutons

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