YIKES!
Realizing that, I thought I better start cracking so I made both the Vegetable Pot Au Feu and the Roasted Rhubard last weekend.
I was a bit apprehensive about this soup. When I make mixed vegetable soup like this it's usually tomato based. I think I once made a pesto based soup. It wasn't very good so we went back to the tomato based ones. But I thought I should give this pot au feu a try. Why not!
The soup is very easy to put together. Dorie said that her recipe should be a base or guidelines and we should feel free to expand or experiment as we wish.
I started with saute-ing the onions for a few minutes. Add in garlic and sliced leeks, sauteed them some more. Then add in the sliced carrots and potatoes, pour the broth in, add salt & pepper and a combo of spices (parsley, thyme, basil, oregano.) Usually for vegetable soup I make it 100% vegan by using vegetable broth, but I ran out, so a combo of vegetable broth and chicken broth is used. I let the mixture come to a boil and then simmer for about 20 minutes, then add in loads of mushrooms (cremini and shiitake) and zucchini. I also got spinach but forgot to add it in - the spinach ended up in salad for dinner :).
Super good!!! The soup has a simple taste and yet it's so refreshing. I love the shiitake mushroom in it, it adds a nice flavor to the broth. Hubby loves it as well, making this soup a winner. This goes into the yummy soup list.
Oh boy.. that does look good, sort of comforting and yummy!
ReplyDeleteVery lovely. Even though the weather was on the hot & humid side, I thought it was very refreshing.
ReplyDeleteYour picture is lovely! The frilly herbs look pretty on top. I chopped mine, so it didn't have the same visual effect.
ReplyDeleteWow - those photos are stunning !I was hesitant about this one, but Nana knew she would like it from the get-go. We both had success. And now, because you mentioned it, I am craving that "Beggar's Linguine" :)
ReplyDeleteLovely soup, Jenn. I'm a big fan of vegetable soups (all kinds, preferably homemade). I'll bake some bread and come over to your house for some soup :o)
ReplyDeleteLooks really good! It was surprising how flavorful the simple soup was.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Is that cilantro or parsley on top? I added cilantro and it took the soup over the top! :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! We really enjoyed this recipe at my house, and I like that everything was so adaptable.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful soup! Jim said he was glad it didn't have tomatoes in, because then he'd only have been able to taste the tomatoes. I guess Dorie knows what she's doing.
ReplyDeleteReally looks great! I accidentally skipped forward to the ribs, so I'll have to make this another time.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are fantastic! This one's definitely a keeper
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks delicious. Makes me hungry for it, right now.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to FFwD, Jenn! Your soup looks delicious. The shiitake mushrooms were wonderful in it, weren't they?
ReplyDeleteyour photography is amazing! glad you liked it!
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