Summer soups differ from ordinary ones in that they are prepared mainly from vegetables and are very light and low in calories. Almost any seasonal vegetables and herbs are suitable for summer soups. If you want to make the dish more satisfying, you can add an unusual dressing of butter with garlic and parsley to it.
It is necessary
- Ingredients for 6 servings:
- - 3 medium-sized onions;
- - 6 not very large carrots;
- - leeks - 3 stalks (only the white part);
- - a small head of fennel;
- - celery - 3 petioles;
- - parsley and tarragon - in a small bunch;
- - 200 g of green peas;
- - 8-10 asparagus stalks;
- - 12 young potatoes (or 6-8 medium sized);
- - young onions (white bottom, green top) - 6 stems.
- - salt and pepper.
- For a flavored dressing:
- - butter - 100 g;
- - a bunch of parsley;
- - garlic - 2 cloves.
Instructions
Step 1
Grind the garlic and parsley leaves in a mortar or chop with a knife, mix with butter at room temperature. We spread the resulting mass on foil or cling film so that you can form a sausage with a diameter of about 2 centimeters. We put the fragrant dressing in the refrigerator.
Step 2
Peel the onions, leeks, fennel and celery and chop coarsely. We transfer them to a large saucepan, fill with two liters of cold water, bring to a boil and cook over minimum heat for 20 minutes. 5 minutes before cooking, add herbs to the pan. Cool the broth and put it in the refrigerator for 4 hours to infuse.
Step 3
We clean the potatoes and carrots, cut off the hard ends of the asparagus, use only the white part of the young onions. Cut vegetables into small pieces.
Step 4
We filter the vegetable broth - vegetables and herbs from it are not needed.
Step 5
Bring the broth to a boil, put vegetables in it, salt and pepper to taste, cook until tender.
Step 6
A few minutes before the soup is ready, we take out the fragrant butter, cut into 2 parts. We put one part in a saucepan, and cut the second part into as many parts as the portions of soup will be served on the table.
Step 7
Pour the soup into bowls, add a circle of aromatic dressing to each.
