Gruyère Vegetable Soup Recipes

SOUPE DE CHALET (SWISS CHEESE AND POTATO SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat the butter over medium heat in a medium Dutch oven or pot. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Then add the diced potatoes and stir for 20 to 30 seconds.
• Add the vegetable stock, raise the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper, reduce the heat to low, partially cover, and simmer for 8 minutes.
• Add the macaroni and continue to cook until the macaroni and potatoes are both tender, about 8 minutes more. Stir in the spinach, heavy cream, and grated Gruyere. Make sure to stir well so the cheese melts into the broth evenly. Adjust seasoning as needed and serve immediately.

CAULIFLOWER GRUYERE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Toss together cauliflower and oil in a bowl. Spread cauliflower on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
• Roast, stirring once, until cauliflower is tender and just starting to brown, about 30 minutes. (Do not overbrown cauliflower or it will become bitter.) Reserve 1/2 cup florets for garnish and keep warm. Let remaining cauliflower cool slightly.
• Combine cooled roasted cauliflower 1 1/3 cups broth, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in blender or food processor, working in batches, if needed. Cover and blend until smooth, adding more broth as needed to reach desired consistency.
• Transfer mixture to a saucepan. Bring just to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat. Stir in cream and 2 tablespoons cheese until melted. Serve topped with reserved cauliflower florets, remaining cheese, the parsley, and if you like, additional pepper.

POTATO, BACON, AND GRUYèRE SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy kettle (at least 5 quarts) cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and spoon off all but 1 tablespoon fat. Add onions and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring, until pale golden. Add broth and 3 cups of water and bring to a boil.
• Peel potatoes and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Add potatoes to soup and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl whisk together flour and remaining 1/4 cup water until smooth and add to simmering soup, whisking. Simmer soup, covered, 5 minutes.
• In a blender purée Gruyère with 3 cups hot soup broth. Stir purée into soup with Madeira, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste and remove soup from heat. Soup may be prepared up to this point 3 days ahead (cool uncovered before chilling covered). Reheat over low heat but do not let boil.
• Just before serving, stir in parsley.

ONION AND GRUYERE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook butter until foamy. Stir in onions and cook a couple of minutes, then reduce heat, stir in salt, cover and cook very slowly until very tender, 60 minutes.
• Transfer onions and their caramel to a larger pot and place it over medium heat. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil. Stir in chicken broth, pepper and nutmeg and simmer gently, uncovered, 15 minutes.
• Stir in shredded cheese until melted (cheese will remain a little stringy). Serve.