Introduction
For some of us who grew up with our traditional grandparents, you can relate to how they use soups for a wild range of things!
Are you feeling cold and maybe catch a flu? You soup it up.
Are you heartbroken, missing someone dear, and you need to be comforted? This is a soup for you!
Are you tired and lack appetite for solid meals? Here comes a bowl of soup!
Are you terribly sick and you need to get well soonest? Whats your recovery without a good bowl of soup?
Soups were quite the versatile food items in those days!
And fast forward to these days, soups do so much more!
With soups, you can boost your immune system, you can lose weight, and you can enjoy all the nutrients in one single serving and so much more!
Soups are so beneficial to the human body. But there is no way you can eat up all the soups in this world. And if you stick to the soups in your culture, you might get tired of repeating the same soups repeatedly!
Therefore, this recipe book has been written. To expose you to other delicious and equally nutritious soup recipes from different parts of the world!
If you cant eat them all, absolutely nothing stops you from having a taste of some of them!
So, grab your spoon and lets scoop up some soups!!
1. Tomato Rosemary Soup
Thick and creamy tomato soup with rosemary!
Serves:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
The list of ingredients:
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 quart of vegetable stock
- 4 cups of tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1/2 cup of sour cream
- 1 teaspoon of ground dried rosemary
Directions:
- Melt butter in a deep bottom and large pan over medium-high flame. Add in all ingredients except sour cream.
- Cover the pan with a lid. Let the soup simmer over low heat until water reduced to half.
- Once it is done, remove the lid and add in sour cream. Cook for 4-5 minutes over low heat.
- Once it is ready, remove the pan from heat and pour the soup into 2 bowls.
- Serve hot!
2. Portabella Soup
Portabella mushroom soup with cabbage and carrot!
Serves:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
The list of ingredients:
- 1 cup of julienne cabbage
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 inch of julienne ginger root
- 1/2 quart of vegetable stock
- 1 cup of julienne carrot
- 1 small, chopped onion
- 1 teaspoon of finely chopped lemon grass
- 1 teaspoon of garlic paste
- 1/4 pound of diced portabella mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon of butter
Directions:
- Melt butter in a deep bottom and large pan over medium-high flame. Add in all ingredients.
- Cover the pan with a lid. Let the soup simmer over low heat until water reduced to half, and veggies are done.
- Once it is ready, remove the pan from heat and pour the soup into 2 bowls.
- Serve hot!
3. Aubergine Coriander Soup
Aubergine slices cooked with tomato puree and fresh coriander leaves!
Serves:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
The list of ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon of garlic paste
- 1 quart of vegetable stock
- 2 cups of tomato puree
- 2 cups of finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
- 2-3 medium diced aubergine
Directions:
- Melt butter in a deep bottom and large pan over medium-high flame. Add in all the ingredients.
- Cover the pan with a lid. Let the soup simmer over low heat until aubergine is cooked through, and water reduces to half.
- Once it is ready, remove the pan from heat and pour the soup into 2 bowls.
- Serve hot!
4. Pineapple Bacon Soup
Pineapple and bacon rashers cooked chicken stock!
Serves:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
The list of ingredients:
- 1/2 quart of chicken stock
- 1/4 pound of chopped bacon rashers
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 2 cups diced pineapple
- 1 small, chopped onion
Directions:
- Melt butter in a deep bottom and large pan over medium-high flame. Add in all the ingredients.
- Cover the pan with a lid. Let the soup simmer over low heat until water reduced to half.
- Once it is ready, remove the pan from heat and pour the soup into 2 bowls.
- Serve hot!
5. Baby Corn Fusilli Soup
Baby corns and fusilli soup with peri-peri sauce and sage!
Serves:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
The list of ingredients:
- 1/2 pound of halved lengthways baby corns
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 pound of fusilli
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1 teaspoon of ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon of dried sage
- 1 teaspoon of garlic paste
- 1 quart of vegetable stock
- 2 teaspoons of peri peri sauce
Directions:
- Melt butter in a deep bottom and large pan over medium-high flame. Add in all the ingredients.
- Cover the pan with a lid. Let the soup simmer over low heat until fusilli are cooked through, and water reduced to half.
- Once it is ready, remove the pan from heat and pour the soup into 2 bowls.
- Serve hot!
6. Pumpkin Garlic Soup
Diced pumpkin cooked with garlic in vegetable stock!
Serves:
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
The list of ingredients:
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon of pumpkin spice
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1/2 pound of deseeded and diced pumpkin
- 1 quart of vegetable stock
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of ginger paste
Directions:
- Melt butter in a deep bottom and large pan over medium-high flame. Add in all the ingredients.
- Cover the pan with a lid. Let the soup simmer over low heat until pumpkin is cooked through, and water reduces to half.
- Once it is ready, remove the pan from heat and pour the soup into 2 bowls.
- Serve hot!
7. Sweet Potato French Beans Soup