green soup

After a weekend of over indulging in mayonnaise, frites, waffles, pofertjes and delicious indonesian food (in Amsterdam), I arrived home and wanted something as nutritious and virtuous as possible. I stopped off at the fruit & veg shop and got an armful of green things for this delicious, healthy soup.




You will need:

1 onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, smashed
1 small broccoli
1 bunch of asparagus (about 8 stalks)
1 cup of beans
1 zuchini
1/2 cup peas
1/4 cup capers
1/4 cup loosely chopped basil (plus some for garnish)
2 tablespoons olive oil
About 500g fresh spinach (frozen substitutes fine)
500mL vegetable stock
150mL white wine
Parmesan, freshly grated, to serve.


What to do:

Fry off the onion and garlic until lightly browned, over low heat. Chop the vegetables into smallish slices and add to the saucepan. Cook for approximately five minutes. Add the white wine and leave to simmer and reduce, uncovered, for ten minutes. Add the hot vegetable stock, and reduce the heat to low. Cook, covered, for around 20 minutes.

Once the vegetables are completely softened, remove from heat and use a hand blender to process the soup. Pour it through a colander and return it to the saucepan. Cook for an extra few minutes. Add salt and pepper to season (needs quite a bit of salt, IMO).


Serve with basil and parmesan cheese - I also added truffle oil but obviously that's optional.

Enjoy!