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Vichyssoise is a cream soup we all know, and probably we have tasted at least once in our life. But, its popularity is its strength and its weakness all at the same time. Honestly, if your experience is limited to canned Vichyssoise, it’s time to prepare the authentic Vichyssoise: It’s easy to make and delicious!
This butternut squash soup is tasty and healthy; really a vegan and detox delicacy! The squash cream is sweet and spicy, thanks to the Cayenne pepper and turmeric powder. The Beluga lentils are delicious surprise into the cream soup. Finally, fresh dill gives a pleasant note of freshness.
This cream of mushroom soup is the appetizer I prefer at the moment! I love to prepare this smooth and delicious cream with Shiitake and Cremini mushroom, but it will be tasty with your preferred mushrooms as well. Havarti cheese and mint give a particular taste, rich and fresh at the same time!
The Imperial Soup (Zuppa Imperiale) is a typical Bolognese soup: fluffy semolina dough is baked, then reduced into small dices, and finally cooked with a fragrant meat stock. This recipe is a traditional, kid-friendly, option for family gatherings! The preparation of the Imperial Soup is fast and easy. It’s possible to bake and dice this tasty dough in advance, and quickly boil it into meat or vegetable broth just before serving!
Pappa al Pomodoro! This recipe is one of the most traditional Tuscan soup. Prepare this dish is very easy, but it needs prime quality ingredients. Tomatoes sauce and bread quality must cook along with best extra virgin olive oil, sweet basil leaves, and Tuscan bread creates a delicious cream soup very healthy and digestible and tasty, perfect for kids!
This cabbage soup is the kind of comfort food I prefer: tasty, greedy and rich in vitamins! Preparing this recipe I’ve been inspired by the classic French soup. Shiitake mushrooms give a particular flavor to this cabbage soup. The secret of this recipe is the onion, very smooth and caramelized. I stir fried the vegetables with clarified butter, but it’s possible use a mix of butter and extra virgin olive oil as well.
This coconut cream soup is the result of my passion for Southeast Asia and Roman cuisine! I love so much coconut soups, they recall me my travel in Thailand, tables placed on the water edge, exotic flavor and spices… This recipe combine the delicate flavor of Romanesco broccoli, a must of the Roman tradition, with the sweet of coconut milk and the sour of the tofu marinated into the soy sauce. Usually, I serve this coconut cream soup as appetizer either to start Italian or Asian meals, a perfect connection between two great culinary traditions.
The rainbow chard cream soup a recipe that give me a lot of satisfaction. It is simple, tasty and healthy. A colorful and kid friendly way to eat the vegetables! To save time, I prepare the rainbow chard cream in advance, baking the stem dices just before serving. Pecorino Romano pair perfectly with this soup, but ricotta salata is great as well.
Between a family gathering and the other, it’s common in this season feel the need to purify our body, so what could be better than a healthy and delicious bowl of vegetable soup !? To satisfy the palate by taking care of your health, I propose this traditional Italian vegetable soup recipe, the Minestrone. This is my Minestrone family recipe.I hope it will warm your hearts and stomachs during the cold winter days as it does in my family!
The vegetable broth recipe is basic for the preparation of many dish. A tasty vegetable broth requires excellent quality vegetables. Here I propose my family recipe. I strongly suggest to cook the vegetables starting from very cold water. In this way the ingredients will spread more easily the flavor to the liquid. A family secret is cooking the vegetables with a Parmigiano Reggiano cheese rind, try it on and feel the difference!
