Help me pick some veggies to make LC soup

[Dar]

I'm going to the farmer's market. What do I want to get besides green beans & celery? Do squashes (yellow, zucchini) hold up in soup? Asparagus? Cabbage?

[Kate]

When I make veggie soup I throw EVERYTHING in.

I halve brussel sprouts, lots of green beans, aspargus (but watch this one-- it is strong and flavors the soup), cauliflower, broccoli, onions, leeks, mushrooms, all in a beef or chicken broth.

I serve it really hot and melt a handful of part skim motzerella on top of each bowl.

:eat:

[Kate]

If I added squash (not my favorite) I would do it close to the end, it would ge smushy fast.

[Dar]

When I make veggie soup I throw EVERYTHING in.

I halve brussel sprouts, lots of green beans, aspargus (but watch this one-- it is strong and flavors the soup), cauliflower, broccoli, onions, leeks, mushrooms, all in a beef or chicken broth.

I serve it really hot and melt a handful of part skim motzerella on top of each bowl.

:eat:


Oh, damn. :eat:

Thanks, Kate! :D

Aren't leeks strong, too?

[Angie]

How about canned tomotaoes? (though you wouldn't get those from the market)

[Kate]

yes, they are strong, I just throw a bit in.

My sister calls it my "garbage soup" because I open the produce drawer and the freezer and throw it all in.

:blush:

I add some carby ones too-- carrots and pinto or red beans-- but I wouldn't miss them at all if they were gone.

[Angie]

And I am interested in this too b/c if I have soup on hand, I can bring it to work.

[Kate]

toamtoes would be good too-- except I hate tomatoes :)

[Jenny]

>eating vegetable beef soup today. Yum!

I love alot of veggies in there!

[kidj4]

definately cabbage!

i just made chicken/vegetable soup the other day ~
i used rotissery chicken (lazy), chicken broth, cabbage, celery, fresh mushrooms, green beans, and added some egg drop ~ more water and some chicken bullion as well. it was YUMMY!!

[KarenMA]

definately cabbage!

i just made chicken/vegetable soup the other day ~
i used rotissery chicken (lazy), chicken broth, cabbage, celery, fresh mushrooms, green beans, and added some egg drop ~ more water and some chicken bullion as well. it was YUMMY!!
TJ/ Great to see you!

[Phoebe]

Oh! Adding the egg drop is an excellent suggestion!! Protein, baby!!

[Angie]

Here are a couple soups I found.

http://www.healthdiscovery.net/recipes/soups/LowFat_Vegetable_Stew.htm

This one you could just leave the beans out of.

http://www.healthdiscovery.net/recipes/soups/Hearty_Italian_Style.htm

[Lisa]

Tina had a good recipe for a chicken veggie soup.

Lemme see if I can find it.

[Lisa]

Crap. I can't.

Maybe she remembers.

[Kate]

I like spinach in it too.

[Allison]

I like spinach in it too.

Are we allowed to eat spinach again yet? /misses it horribly.

[Kate]

nope, but you can still buy it frozen. I use frozen 95% of the time

[Niki]

http://www.phenomsonline.com/board/showpost.php?p=27038&postcount=15

:tyty:

[Niki]

Of course you would omit the potatoes.

I like cabbage and lettuce in my LC soup.

[Mrs Sarah]

Turnips would work too.

[Phoebe]

Oh - radishes give soups a startchy feel.

[Dar]

I've never been a fan of radishes. I know you girls metioned eating them cooked, and I have yet to try it.

Pickings were a bit slim at the market, but I got green beans, celery, asparagus, squashes, and cucumbers (which of course won't go in soup :laugh: ). I have mushrooms and onion at home. The cabbage didn't look too good.

[Mo]

What do you guys do for broth? Make your own, canned, cubes that you add water to?

Explain the egg drop part to me. Do you shake up the egg and drop it in?

[Dar]

The last time I made soup, I just used the boullion cubes and let it all simmer for a while.

[Angie]

I use store bought stock.

[Phoebe]

Mo - for the egg drop part, put a couple of eggs in a small bowl, whiskwhiskwhisk, then drizzle the egg slowly into the hot broth while stirring. When the egg hits the hot soup, it cooks. The stirring makes the egg ribbons.

[Lisa]

Dar, I have a cabbage that I bought and have no clue why or what for. Want it?

[Dar]

:laugh: You still haven't used it?

[Angie]

I still have one too.

Do they go bad?

[Dar]

Cabbage? Yeah, it can start to rot. /BTDT

[Lisa]

I haven't. :indiff:

Our crisper drawer keeps veggies good FOREVER. It is like another dimension.

They will go bad, eventually.

[Tina]

My chicken veggie soup has chicken (duh), carrots, potatoes, celery, green beans, garlic, onion, thyme, rosemary, and a bay leaf.

And chicken stock, for that all day flavor. [/rachel ray]

[kidj4]

TJ/ Great to see you!

Thanks! :love: new job ~ don't have as much time to play!!

[Dar]

My soup is very.. uh... green.

:indiff:

[Phoebe]

Did you put a lot of asparagus in?

[Dar]

No, just a few stalks. There's green beans, celery, asparagus, and mushrooms. I couldn't handle all the green so I added corn and yellow squash.

[Dar]

And some onion and it's in a beef broth.

[Mo]

I can't wait to try the eggs! Thanks, Phoebe!

[Kate]

throw some cheese on top and :eat: yummy.

[Sheba]

:eat: I was DREAMING about veggie soup last night :nono: So we're all on the same wavelength :D I was at the farmer's market getting fresh veggies, but weird ones to make soup. Like parsnips, turnips, spaghetti squash, shallots, rutabagas, spinach, fresh garlic....

<---hongry now :rant: