Vegetarian Greek Lemon Soup Recipes

VEGETARIAN GREEK LEMON SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté white onion, large carrots, zucchini, celery stalks and cloves garlic in olive oil over medium heat.
• After about 5 minutes, add cauliflower rice OR uncooked orzo, a can of chickpeas and Yukon golden potatoes.
• Add veggie broth, salt & pepper, and fresh dill and parsley.
• Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook covered for 45-1 hour.
• Set aside 1 cup of hot broth when the soup is cooked and slowly add it to the egg yolks (1 tbsp at a time) while whisking vigorously. This prevents the eggs from scrambling when you add it to the soup!
• Add the egg mixture to the soup along with the lemon juice and combine. Taste it and add more salt and pepper as needed. Serve with fresh parsley and dill and drizzle with a little olive oil! YUM!

GREEK LEMON SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the broth into a pot and bring it gradually to a full boil.
• Pour in the rice, reduce to a simmer,and cover.
• Cook for about 25 minutes, or until rice is just tender.
• Do not overcook.
• Meanwhile whisk the egg yolks and lemon juice together in a small bowl until well combined.
• When rice is done, remove soup from the heat and ladle 2 cups of hot broth into the egg and lemon mixture.
• Whisk this mixture back into the remaining soup.
• Return the soup to medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until soup is just steaming.
• Do not let it reach a boil.
• Season to taste and serve immediately, or remove from heat, cool to room temperature, cover and refrigerate.
• Correct seasoning just before serving.
• Garnish hot or cold with lemon slices and chopped parsley.

VEGETABLE, RICE, AND LEMON SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to boil in large pot over medium-high heat. Mix in carrots, celery, onion, then rice; return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Ladle 2 cups hot broth from soup into measuring cup. Using electric mixer, beat whites in large bowl until stiff but not dry. Beat yolks into whites. At low speed, beat lemon juice, then 2 cups hot broth into egg mixture; return mixture to soup. Rewarm soup (do not boil). Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls. Top with lemon slices and parsley, if desired.

VEGETARIAN AVGOLEMONO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until veggies soften and flavors have mingled, about 3 minutes.
• Add water and bring to a boil. Cook for at least 1 hour, or longer for a more flavorful broth.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer vegetable chunks to a food processor. Blend until smooth and return to the pot.
• Add orzo and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whip eggs in a bowl. Add lemon juice. Add a few tablespoons of hot broth to the lemon-egg mixture, whisking constantly to avoid curdling the eggs. Continue until lemon-egg mixture is hot, then add to the broth.
• Reduce heat and cook, without boiling, until soup thickens a bit, about 3 minutes. Allow soup to cool slightly before serving; it will become even thicker. Season with salt and pepper.

VEGETARIAN LEMON-RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, add rice, cover the saucepan, and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Beat eggs and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Ladle some of the hot soup into the egg mixture and stir to temper the eggs.
• Stir egg mixture into the broth and rice. Reduce heat to low and cook until the soup is hot, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

VEGAN GREEK LEMON UN-CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the vegetable broth, lemon juice, carrots, onions, celery, soup base, and pepper. Bring to a boil on high, then simmer for 20 minutes.
• Blend the oil, tofu and the flour together in a food processor. Put the tofu mixture in a small bowl and ladle some soup broth into it. Stir mixture until blended, then gradually add it back to the soup mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes more, stirring frequently.
• Add the cooked rice and vegan chicken cubes. Ladle hot soup into bowls and garnish with lemon slices.