Almost Vegetarian Southern Soup Recipes

SOUTHERN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, saute onion in oil for 3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. , Serve immediately or transfer to freezer containers. May be frozen for up to 3 months. , To use frozen soup: Thaw soup in the refrigerator overnight. Transfer to a saucepan. Cover and cook over medium heat until heated through.

ALMOST VEGETARIAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy stock pot, melt butter and saute onions until they are clear.
• Add broth and bring to a boil.
• Add potatoes and carrots. Let cook at a boil until veggies are tender.
• Add corn, and, again, bring to a boil.
• Add all remaining ingredients.
• Allow to cook together for another 10 - 15 minutes.
• Serve with corn bread or other good bread, or fix rice to add to your soup bowls.

ALMOST VEGETARIAN SOUTHERN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat up stock and water in large soup pot on stove. Add as much water as you like. If you like it chunky add less; if you like it thin add more. Put in pot frozen veggies, spinach, okra, onion, garlic, celery & tomato. Open can of back eyed pes, place in colander and rinse throughly, taking off all the can liquid and mushiness off the peas. Once rinsed add to the soup pot. Salt and Pepper to taste and add dash Worcestershire sauce. Cook 20-30 minutes at a nice simmer. Remove whole clove of garlic and Serve warm with day old bread or crackers.

WHEATBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• Place navy beans in large bowl and wheat berries in a separate bowl.
• Bring 6 cups water to boil and pour half of water over beans and half over wheat berries.
• Set both aside for two hours.
• Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, leek, celery, carrot and garlic.
• Stir until soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes.
• Drain the beans and add them to the vegetables.
• Stir to coat.
• Add broth, boquet garni and bay leaf.
• Cover the saucepan, increase heat to medium high, and bring to a boil.
• Lover the heat to medium low and simmer until the beans have cooked, about an hour.
• Remove boquet garni and bay leaf, and transfer the soup to a food processor or blender.
• Blend in short pulses to make a chunky soup rather than a puree.
• Return the soup to the pan, Or use an immersion blender to process soup in pan.
• Drain the wheat berries and add them to the saucepan Bring soup to a boil again over medium high heat, cover and lower heat to medium low.
• Simmer until the wheat berries are tender, about 50 minutes.
• Stir often to keep the wheat berries from sticking to the pot, Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice, and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.