Veggie Soup With Shreds
Is a soup supposed to be blended? I know there are so many types of soups (just look at how many French terms are for soup: bouillon, consommé, velouté, moulinée, bisque, potage, vichyssoise…only to name a few) and still this question has been bugging me for quite a while. Ever since I started blogging I’ve stumbled upon so many delicious soups and most of them where indeed blended.
I grew up with two types of soups: clear soups and creamy soups. My mom used to cook three types of creamy soups: mushroom soup, mixed-fruit soup and tomato soup, all the others were clear soups. We didn’t eat creamy soups as often as clear soups and that might be the reason why today I still prefer the latter.
Soup has almost never been the only dish of a meal, it was always the first course followed by the more satisfying second course. So after eating soup I still needed to keep my tummy ready for the second course. That was not always possible because I would sometimes like it so much that I would end up eating soup for two and declared myself full. However that has never been the case with a creamy soup because after only one serving I felt like I couldn’t eat anything more. Bottom line, till this day blended soup still remains a full meal by itself to me.
How about you? How do you like your soup? Are you eating it as a full meal?
Today’s soup is going to my Original Recipes Round-Up. Have you heard? It’s now a monthly event fueled by your creativity in the kitchen. Deadline is on the 15th of every month and the rules are the same. If you’d like to join the fun check out this post and see what this event is all about.
Having great veggies and using boiling as the only cooking method also makes it a healthy recipe so I’m sending it to Mansi’s Healthy Cooking event. Join us at the round-up for more recipes that will help you keep in shape.
Ingredients
- • 3 carrots – sliced
- • ½ green kohlrabi – julienned (save some for garnish)
- • 1 onion ( I used it whole so I could remove it before serving, but you can chop it as well)
- • A bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley – coarsely chopped (put some sprigs aside for the final garnish)
- • 150 g green peas
- • 2 – 2.3 l vegetable stock –optional (can be replaced with water)
- • Salt-to taste
- • 1 medium egg
- • 135 g (4 heaping Tbsp) flour
- • Fresh yoghurt to go with the soup on a hot summer day - optional
Directions
First you’ll need to make the shreds so that they have enough time to dry before tossed into the soup. Place the flour on a working surface. Add about 2/3 tsp of salt and crack an egg on top. Start mixing with your fingers, then use your hands to form into a ball of dough. Work the dough until it reaches a homogeneous consistency.
Place a fairly large clean and dry dishtowel on the working surface or any spare table you might have in a dry area of your home.
Grate the dough over the towel using the big grating slots. Make sure you don’t grate too much dough over the same place as the shreds should be as evenly distributed on the towel as possible. Make sure they don’t end up sticking to each other and forming little “mountains” of shredded dough. Also you should always have only one layer of shredded dough on your towel so it’s better to use two dishtowels if necessary.
Let the shreds dry for ½ - 1 hour. Speed up the process by turning the shreds on their other side with your fingers after a while.
Fill a 3 – 3 ½ l pot 2/3 full with water or vegetable stock. Add salt, cover the pot and bring to a boil. Add carrot slices and onion. Let it boil on medium heat for 10 minutes.
Add the matches of kohlrabi, stir and let it boil for another 5 minutes. Taste for salt and add more if necessary. Toss in the green peas and the shreds. Give it a stir, bring to a boil and continue boiling for 3 minutes.
Remove from the flame, remove the onion (only if you used it whole), toss in the chopped parsley and stir. Cover the pot at let it rest for a few minutes before serving.
Plate, garnish with raw kohlrabi and parsley leaves. Serve warm.
When it’s hot and sunny outside I usually serve it lukewarm along with a glass of refreshing yoghurt or buttermilk.
I prefer a chunky veggie soup myself as in a delicious minestrone. It will be interesting to see everyones opinion though!
20 July 2008 at 08:58It is indeed healthy. In Indonesia, our soup is also like this one. You make me hungry Lore
20 July 2008 at 13:54Look springy and healthy Lore
20 July 2008 at 14:34I adore clam chowder, but most of my favorite soups are broth-based and not cream-based.
Your Veggie Soup with Shreds looks marvelous.
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20 July 2008 at 18:05It looks beautiful Lore! thanks for sending me a healthy and fulfilling soup recipe gal!:)
20 July 2008 at 18:45I also prefer a chunky soup. Unfortunately it’s very hot in Greece and we do not cooks soups during summer
20 July 2008 at 20:50Oh! Your picture is so beautiful, those veggies look ready to be eaten, and I love this soup with all chunks of veggies in it:-)
20 July 2008 at 22:42Thanks for your visit. I love your blog. And thanks for the converter too.
I took it without first asking. 
Lovely, healthy soup. I’d try it for my girl. Great to get them to eat their veggies.
20 July 2008 at 23:16Hello Lore:
Vey delicious soupe. Thank you for your comments in my post “Coupe 1000 desserts”.
20 July 2008 at 23:29You are so lovely. Best and whises
i’d take soup any day with some homemade bread for dinner in the winter anytime. you have the best pics!
21 July 2008 at 01:48Looks like healthy soup - cauliflower, peas, carrots….
21 July 2008 at 04:17Some soups are blended but some are not. I have no preference as long as they are good!
Thatz a wholesome soup .. very nutritious
21 July 2008 at 11:32I love to have it as a starter for diner, but a main for lunch! I grew up with blended soups, but lately I have been drawn more to the clear one with the bits floating in. Yours looks very much the business. As it is winter now, we have soup more often than my family like - but that’s my choice not theirs! Cruel but true.
21 July 2008 at 11:59mmm…looks yummy. i’ve never really considered your question before, but i suppose that when a soup is chunky, i eat it as a meal, and when it’s blended, i usually just consider it an appetizer. interesting.
21 July 2008 at 12:29This is beautiful Lore! I don’t think of making soups in the summer..but your the second chef in a week who has posted such delicious looking soups. Celine from “Celines Cuisine” posted a family favorite Pistou soup. yumm..:)
21 July 2008 at 16:03first time here,,ur blog is awesome,..will be back soon..:-)
21 July 2008 at 16:10Chunky soup fan signing in. Even brocolli cheddar I want to feel some texture to the soup.
21 July 2008 at 16:41That looks so fresh! I was wondering what “shreds” meant when I first read the title. Looks like spaetzle. Yum.
21 July 2008 at 17:31Your soup looks like the perfect comfort food. I’d even make it and it’s 100 degrees out here! Love the picture!
21 July 2008 at 18:04This sounds like a very healthy soup. Great choice of ingredients! Yum!
21 July 2008 at 19:25I usually have only soup for dinner. I prefer to have a bigger lunch and then eat light at night. I prefer creamy soups with maybe some spinachs or beans, I’m quite a picky soup eater.
21 July 2008 at 23:23Gorgeous photos! Though I’ve made a few ‘blended’ soups, I typically like mine chunky.
21 July 2008 at 23:32Your soup looks delicious! Full of great veggies and very tasty!
22 July 2008 at 01:35I must participate, time just gets away from me!
For me it depends on whether or not I’m sick. If I’m well, I like my soup blended and creamy. When I’m sick, I need my chunky chicken vegetable soup.
Your vegetable soup looks wonderful.
22 July 2008 at 05:01What an interesting soup and different soup! It looks so good. I will definitely have to give it a try as I love soup. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
22 July 2008 at 06:14yummy soup and excellent snap!
22 July 2008 at 06:46Lore, I could have soup everyday, and I like them all.
22 July 2008 at 14:37It looks so healthy and good
22 July 2008 at 15:37I love all kinds of soups, but I like something to bite into, even with blended soups. Yours looks wonderful!
22 July 2008 at 16:34I eat a blended lentil soup that is just delicious! Its lentils that are boiled in chicken(or veg) stock along with carrots, celery, and onion. Once the lentils are soft, you take half the soup and blend it with milk to make it creamy. Then you mix that with the rest of the unblended mix so it has some chunks but is still creamy. Its sooooo good, I eat it for lunch and it has enough protein to keep me satisfied.
22 July 2008 at 18:31I’m a big time soup girl. I enjoy it year round, and I love it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Your recipe looks terrific as a wonderful stand alone meal. I love those shreds! Yum!
22 July 2008 at 22:05One more healthy dish should be added to my list. Thank Lore. You are such a creative cook!
23 July 2008 at 02:16I love soup and this looks delicious. It’s supposed to rain tomorrow - I may just have to make this.
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23 July 2008 at 07:37i prefer soup like this..i dont like blended soup ..i like it when i can see and munch what’s inside
23 July 2008 at 14:11Such a colorful recipe for a bright day! the pictures look really tempting. And thanks for sharing the recipe for shreds. That is new to me
23 July 2008 at 16:46Now that is one healthy soup alright! The “shreds” in the title kind of threw me off until I actually got through the recipe. As for my own soup preference, most of the soups I ate while growing up were Greek soups and as such were pretty much meals in themselves. From creamy avgolemono soups to chickpea or lentil or black-eyed bean soups, Greek soups tend to be quite hearty and filling. Which is not to say that I don’t appreciate starter soups, I most certainly do, especially ones with “shreds”!
23 July 2008 at 17:11Hi Lore
where i come fr the soup is part of the many dishes on the table. As a Malay, we would have rice and few dishes whc normally comprises of 1-2 kind of meat, 1-2 kind of veggies and somthing soupy (clear soup) which we add to the rice so its easier to eat.
One day i would post the typical Malay spread.
24 July 2008 at 01:02As much as I hate to admit this as an adult, but I still cringe at bowls of vegetables. That’s why I actually like a blended vegetable soups. That way there is a uniform texture and no one particular flavor stands out. Does that make me weird?
(Actually, there is probably a long list of other things that make me weird. My soup preferences will just have to get in line.)
24 July 2008 at 16:02Bridgett - So do I
Sefa - I think I might just become Indonesian since I seem to have quite an affinity for your dishes
Retno - Thank you
Dave - Glad you like it and thanks for sharing your thoughts on soups.
Mansi - Thanks for hosting, can’t wait to see the other recipes….in fact I’ll check to see if it’s not up already
Ivy - Oh, I know what you mean, we have the same temperatures as you have in Greece so as soon as a cloudy day showed up I jumped to make this soup. Besides you can always serve it lukewarm with a glass o fresh buttermilk and it’s quite refreshing.
Shreya - Thank you so much for your sweet compliment
Sig -
Haha, I’m glad you did. You’re right, kids like this one.
Tartasacher - Why, thank you (blushing pause
)!
Priscilla - Glad you like the pics
Tigerfish - :)) Haha there’s no cauliflower in there, those are the shreds. You’re right, as long as it tastes good that’s usually all that matters.
Deepthi Shankar - Healthy food is the best
Rosemary - My mom and I are the only soup fans in my new extended family so I know how that is…in a few words: MORE FOR US
Grace - Thanks! Your criteria sounds logical enough to me…mine on the other hand isn’t
Laurie - Thank you
That sounds yummy, will have to check Celine’s site!
Notyet100 - Glad you like it
Jeff - What I’ve noticed over the years is that men usually prefer chunky soups probably linked to the fact that they’re almost always meat fans…so they prefer biting into food over almost drinking it. On the other hand most men don’t seem to enjoy soup at all. Nice to see you do.
Lori Lynn, Jenny and Farida - Nice to see you like it!
Clumbsy Cookie - Your routine sounds very healthy
Sharon and Nicisme - Thanks!
Dragon - Interesting, for me it’s the other way around :D. Thanks!
Liliana and Roma - Glad you like it
Kim - So would I
Maryann and Erin - Thank you
Corinne - That sounds delicious and would definitely bring fans of both types of soup at the same table
Paula - You’re a girl after my own soul
Glad you love the shreds, they are my favourite too.
Van - Thanks and I’m really glad you like my soup
Pam - Signing you up for the soup club hehe
Farida - It did check it out. Thank you so much, it’s always nice to be appreciated!
Dhanggit - I’m signing you up too
A&N - Thanks, you should give it a try and you might just never have another shredless soup again
Sam - They do indeed sound delicious and like a meal by themselves.
Farina - Mixing the rice with one ladle of clear soup always makes it better.
Rachel - Guess my mom was lucky she didn’t have to pull tricks on me so I would eat my veggies, I love them since I was a kid with only one exception: raw carrots…did that make me a weird kid? Oh, and another thing… Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny were too scary for me those days
I’ll sign you up for the blended soup club then.
25 July 2008 at 15:35