Soups Recipes

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  Dalmatian Lenten Cabbage Soup - Broeta de Verza de Magro

  This meatless soup was the traditional beginning of Dalmatian Vigil meals, especially Christmas Eve, when the chill of the Bora (a strong wind from the east) gives cabbage added bite. It calls for fish broth, which the cook would have had on hand because boiled fish is one of the standard second courses of a Vigil meal.

  Prep Time: 30 minutes
  Cook Time: 45 minutes

  Ingredients:

  • Savoy cabbage (amounts given below)
  • Potatoes
  • One onion
  • Fish broth (from boiling a fish, or canned)
  • Garlic
  • A bay leaf
  • Bread
  • Salt and pepper

  Preparation:

  Dice into half-inch (1-cm) cubes a head of Savoy cabbage, two peeled potatoes, and an onion.

  Simmer the vegetables until tender in the broth from boiling the fish (strain it first), adding a minced clove of garlic, a bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste to the pot.

  While the soup is cooking, toast several slices of bread. Line your soup bowls with them, ladle the soup over it, and serve.

  Serves 4

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  Borscht

  Ingredients:

  • 4 large beets
  • 1/2 green cabbage
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 1 stick of celery
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1 large rutabaga (Swedish turnip)
  • 2 tablespoons of dill
  • 2 tablespoons of parsley
  • 2 large cloves of garlic, minced or grated
  • 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar
  • 10 cups of veggie stock or water
  • salt and pepper, to taste

  Preparation:

  This borscht recipe is delicious, nutritious, and guaranteed to warm any belly on a cold winters night. It's my own recipe so I hope you enjoy it!

  1) Chop up all the veggies.

  2) In a large pot, saute onion, celery, dill, parsley, and garlic in vinegar on high heat.

  3) Slowly add stock/water and bring to a boil. Add beets, rutabaga, cabbage, carrots, and tomato.

  4) Cover and let simmer until root vegetables become tender (about 20 minutes).

  5) Enjoy! Add salt and pepper if you wish.

  Can also be served with dollop of vegan sour cream or plain yogurt if you wish.

  Serves: many, many people

  Preparation time: 30 minutes

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  Cauliflower Soup

  Ingredients:

  • 2 cups cauliflower flowerets
  • 4 celery ribs, diced
  • 3 carrots, chopped (I usually use only 1 or 2)
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted (You can also use cream and chicken bullion instead of the creamed soup)
  • 1 cup cream or half& half 8 oz. cubed cheese (your choice of flavor)
  • 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp pepper Paprika

  Preparation:

  Arrange cauliflower, celery and carrot in steamer basket over boiling water. Steam 10 minutes or until crisp-tender, then drain.

  Cook soup and cream or half & half in large saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.

  Stir in cheese until melted. Add steamed veggies, salt and pepper; cook until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with paprika and serve. Amazing!

  Yield: 4 cups

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  Gazpacho

  Ingredients:

  • 1 small clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 cups V-8 juice
  • 2 & 1/2 tbsp red-wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 tsp Tabasco sauce
  • 1 large ripe tomato
  • 2 tbsp finely minced fresh onion
  • 1/2 fresh cucumber - diced
  • 1/2 fresh green pepper - diced
  • 1/2 tsp freeze-dried chives
  • 1 tbsp fresh green onion tops - chopped
  • 1 fresh yellow squash - diced, not peeled
  • 1 cup fresh eggplant - diced (for color - optional)

  Preparation:

  Place garlic, parsley, V-8 juice, vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, vegan sugar, salt, white pepper, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce in large bowl and stir until well blended.

  Peel and dice tomato. Rinse remaining vegetables and place in large container with tomato. Pour blended soup mixture over vegetables. Chill for at least 2 hours.

  Serve as appetizer garnished with lemon wedges and club vegan crackers or garlic toast. Works wonderfully as a cool and refreshing, easy to serve summer-time dish.

  Serves: 8

  Preparation time: 1 hour