Recipes - Soup!

[Randi]

I tried this the other day and didn't have high expectations, but it was actually quite yummy.

Cream of Cauliflower Soup

1 (1-pound) head cauliflower, cut into small florets, divided use
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped
1 leek (white and pale green parts only), chopped
3/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1 cup (or more) milk
Salt and white pepper to taste

Blanch 1 cup cauliflower florets in medium pot of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water; drain well. Set aside.

Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, leek, celery, and remaining cauliflower. Cover and cook until onion is tender but not brown, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes.
Add flour and stir 2 minutes. Gradually stir in vegetable broth. Add 1 cup milk. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover partially and simmer until vegetables are very tender and soup thickens, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.

Puree soup in blender in batches until smooth. (Caution! Hot liquids create steam which will blow the top off the blender! Be sure to securely hold blender lid down!) Return to same saucepan and heat thoroughly. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with reserved cauliflower and serve.

Makes 4 servings.

[tatsxxx11]

Oh yum Randi!!! My Mom, who was Norweigan, used to make a verison of this but I didn't have the recipe! I'm going to give a try very soon

[Kater]

The Cauliflower soup sounds great - I'm going to have to try it! Thanks for the recipe!

Can I add a soup recipe? I just made a huge batch of my favorite lentil soup yesterday and I'd love to share the recipe. It's sooooo yummy!

Lemon Lentil Soup
Ingredients:
1 cup lentils
6 cups water
1 potato (peeled and cut in 1/2-inch cubes)
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped Swiss chard
3 tablespoons olive oil (I use less than this)
1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon cumin powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt to taste

Directions:
Rinse lentils. Bring lentils and water to boil in large pot. Simmer for 35 minutes.
In a separate pan heat oil, add black paper and potatoes. Fry for 2 minutes on high heat. Add celery and fry for 1 more minute. Add to lentil broth and cook 10 minutes.
Add Swiss chard, ground coriander, cumin powder, and lemon juice. Cook 10 minutes. Add parsley, coriander leaves and salt. Serve hot.
Serves 6.

[G.P.girl]

oh yum, those sound good! especially the califlower, i'll hav eto dig up my soup recipes. my mom has the BESt potato soup recipe. it's so good for those freezing winter nights. yay, now i'm almost looking forward to winter

[AmberLee]

I got this soup recipe from a Weight Watchers posting. Haven't tried it yet, but it does sound yummy!

Roasted Garlic Soup
This recipe serves 4. WW Points estimated at 1/2.

2 heads garlic
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
4 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves -- tough stems removed

Preheat oven to 425F. Remove papery covering of garlic. Slice off the top of each head so most of the cloves are exposed.

Place garlic heads in a small baking dish. Drizzle 1 tsp oil over each head. Cover dish with aluminum foil and roast for 45 minutes, until garlic is completely soft and lightly browned.

When cool enough to handle, squeeze garlic pulp into a medium saucepan. Add broth, stir well to combine. Simmer 15 minutes. Before serving, stir in spinach, simmer until wilted, about 4 minutes. Stir vigorously. Serve hot.

Source: "The Roasted Vegetable Cookbook"

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 91 Calories; 2g Fat (22.1% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 672mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

[AmberLee]

Another WW soup, for summer this time.

Summer Fruit Soup
Servings: 4; Points: 2.5 Per Serving

3 cups cantaloupe -- or honey dew, cut up
1 cup sliced strawberries
1/2 cup fat-free yogurt -- plain
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons minced crystallized ginger = (or 1/2 tspn ground ginger)
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
Mint sprigs -- for garnish

Combine all ingredients (except sour cream and mint) and chill for 1 to 2 hours. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and a mint sprig.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 131 Calories; 1g Fat (3.8% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 4mg Cholesterol; 55mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

[Randi]

Thought it would be a good idea to post a conversion table here on page one, for when you cook.

In "Capacity and Volume" you'll find lots of different meassurements for various countries. As you'll see, there are also other convertions.

http://www.convert-me.com/en/

[Logan]

Randi, I don't "do" Cauliflower, but keep on sending recipes!

That recipe for the Garlic Soup sounds great, Pauline! I'll have to try that one!!!

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Had to add this recipe to this thread to bump it up....and also so I can look the thread over and hopefully get some new ideas for soups. Soup season is here - yipee!!!

Cheesy Vegetable Soup

1 medium head cauliflower, broken into little pieces
1 medium carrot, shredded
¼ cup chopped celery
2 cups water
2 tsp chicken bullion granules
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
¾ tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 cups milk
4 ounces (1 cup) cheddar cheese

In large saucepan combine cauliflower, carrots celery, water and bullion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until veggies are tender.

In another saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat continuously stirring for 2 minutes or until thick. Reduce heater. Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in cauliflower mixture.

Ok, what I do is I use a big can of low sodium chicken broth instead of water. I still add 1 or two bullion cubes to taste. I use frozen veggies. Put broth, veggies and bullion in a pot. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and let simmer until veggies are tender.

In the meantime I make a white sauce which you do by mixing equal parts of fat(butter) and flour. So if you use 1/2 cup butter, then you need 1/2 cup flour. I usually end up using an entire stick of butter and end up adding a bit more flour to make it a little thicker. Then I add the white sauce to the soup, stir it in, then add cheese. I usually use a whole bag of cheese because I'm a cheesehead at heart, but I leave a little bit left in the bag to sprinkle over the top when serving.

So, I hope you can decipher between the two of them because the end result is absolutely de-lish-us! And I'm starving right now and wish I had some of this at home to snarf down when I get there!

[PJ's Mom]

If you like Chinese food:


4 cups prepared chicken stock, plus 2 tablespoons (low fat or low sodium is fine)
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 green onions, chopped, including ends (optional garnish)
Salt and white pepper, to taste

Bring soup stock, grated ginger and soy sauce to a boil. In a small cup, make a slurry by combining the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of chicken stock. Stir until dissolved. Slowly pour in the cornstarch mixture while stirring the stock, until thickened. Reduce heat to a simmer. Pour in the eggs slowly while stirring the soup in the same direction. The egg will spread and feather. Turn off the heat and add the green onions. Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.


This is a really good, really simple soup. I usually make it with egg rolls or wontons.

[Randi]

Years ago, I had a delicious pea soup (I think you can call it). Now that it's pea season ... plus I have some frozen ones too, I'd love to try to make this soup. It really was yummy!

So ... do any of you have a good recipe?

[sasvermont]

Shrimp and Corn Soup

1 onion
1 to 2 pounds shrimp
1/4 green bell pepper
1 can whole-kernel corn
1/4 red bell pepper
2 cans creamed corn
1/2 bunch of parsley
1 can evaporated milk
2 teaspoonfuls chopped garlic
1 stick butter
8 to 10 fresh mushrooms
2 to 3 strips bacon
2 to 3 potatoes
2 capfuls liquid crab boil


The soup takes about half an hour to cook and about half an hour to prepare.

You can use fresh garlic if you like, but the already-chopped garlic available in jars at the store works equally well and is easier. Don't get heavy-handed with the garlic.

Where liquid crab boil is not available, a reasonable substitute can be made from Paul Prudhomme's "Seafood Magic", available at most stores. Put a teaspoon or two in a small jar, add a bit of warm water and mix very thoroughly. If you choose to not use the crab boil (or substitute), it's OK.

Small shrimp, about 70-count or so, are best.

Chop the onion, the bell peppers and the parsley fairly fine. They're supposed to essentially disappear in the soup. Put it all in a bowl together and off to the side.

Slice the mushrooms the same as you might for a salad. Put them in a bowl by themselves and then off to the side

Dice the potatoes. Put them in another bowl and then off to the side, too.

Put a large pot on the stove on a medium heat and then put the butter in it. Once the butter is melted, add the chopped vegetables and the garlic and sauté. Add the bacon about mid-way through the sautéing and, in a few minutes, add the mushrooms. Sauté some more.

Once the vegetables have been rendered, add all of the corn. Once the corn has warmed up, in a couple minutes or so, add the crab boil, the potatoes, the canned milk and about a can of water. Cook for 15 or 20 minutes, 'til it's very nearly at a boil.

While the vegetables are sautéing and, afterwards, while the soup is cooking, peel the shrimp. After the soup has cooked, as stated above, add the shrimp. Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes.

It's done! Some people add bacon bits on top of a bowl when serving.

[captain]

Randi,

Gotta try THAT Cauliflower receipe ...... I do "do" Cauliflower ..... (Logan, I liked that comment) ....

[jennielynn1970]

Years ago, I had a delicious pea soup (I think you can call it). Now that it's pea season ... plus I have some frozen ones too, I'd love to try to make this soup. It really was yummy!

So ... do any of you have a good recipe?

Hey Randi,
I have a really good recipe for Swedish Yellow Pea soup. I lived in Sweden (close to where you are) for a year and loved a lot of the food. The pea soup was out of this world, and they would swirl dark mustard in the bowl before putting the soup on top of it. Yummmm!!!!

[jennielynn1970]

I just made a really fantastic Creamy Black Bean soup last week if anyone is interested in that recipe. I combined about 3 different ones, and then tossed in a few things I wanted. It's not the most attractive looking soup (pureed black beans kinda look like barf....lol).

I also have a Creamy White Bean and Sausage soup that was out of this world. I made that for our Harvest Luncheon at school and it as a hit.

Right now I have smoked turkey in a pot with veggies to make a stock for Smoked Turkey and Lentil soup. I can put the recipe up for that one as well.

I never used to like making soups, but now that I live alone and freeze the extras, it's nice to just come home and pop some soup in the microwave for a hot dinner during the week instead of cooking it and waiting when I've been working all day and tutoring after school.