This soup started out as a "throw it all in the pot" type of thing and ended up being one of the most delicious meals I have ever made!! I was skeptical the whole way through until I finally tasted it. WOW!! This is also the very first time I have ever made my own homemade stock. I have been saving the scraps of my onions, carrots, celery, herbs, peppers and other vegetables for months now and finally got enough to make a stock. It has a rich, deep flavor that is not comparable to anything store-bought. I can't wait to make more soups with this stock!!
Some of you may be thinking - soup in the spring?! Well, it's still rather chilly and very rainy and cloudy around here so soup is perfect. Also, this is made with spring ingredients. It's hearty and filling but refreshing at the same time, and full of flavor. We've already eaten the entire pot of this soup, it was that good. It didn't even make it until the next day!
For the mixed herbs, I used a combination of mostly watercress with some parsley, cilantro, spinach, and the green parts of the garlic plants I got at the market on Saturday. You can use whatever you have on hand to shape the taste. You might want to add a clove or two of garlic if you don't have garlic greens. For the potatoes, I used purple potatoes - they're my favorite. Yukon golds or red-skinned would work just as well.
We ate this soup ladled over some leftover cooked brown rice with slices of Bread of Life Bakery's spinach asiago bread on the side for a hearty and filling dinner.
I am sending this post to Weekend Herb Blogging, guest hosted this week by Honest Vanilla.
Fresh Herb and Vegetable Soup
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, sliced thin
- 2 small potatoes, chopped into small cubes
- 2 cups finely minced herbs - watercress, parsley, cilantro, garlic greens, basil, whatever you have
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- olive oil
- sea salt
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This is beautiful! I want soup now!
ReplyDeleteI also love how you can see the steam rising off of the bowl.
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WOw cant take my eyes from that wonderful bowl of goodness..delicious soup...
ReplyDeletea rainbow in a soup, perfect! i love the bright flavors!
ReplyDeleteI always keep a little bin in the freezer where I throw veggie scraps for use in stock. It's soooo much better.
ReplyDeleteComfort bowl of yum soup....
ReplyDeleteEvery day can be soup day for me. I like the idea of adding to it a lot of fresh herbs.
ReplyDeleteI love your support for local farmers markets and completely agree that soup in the spring is perfectly acceptable! I live on the east coast and spring weather can be a hit or mess so I'm right there with you. This sounds delicious and I look forward to making it. Thank you for sharing!
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