Country vegetable soup

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 250 g Brussels sprouts
• 2 250 g leek
• 3 250 g cauliflower
• 4 250 g Jerusalem artichokes
• 5 1 litre 500 ml vegetable stock
• 6 parsley
• 7 salt
• 8 pepper
• Total weight: 2,500 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
45 min.	30 min.	1 hour 15 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Prepare and chop 250 g leek.
  Prepare 250 g cauliflower.
  Peel 250 g Brussels sprouts and cut into 4 vertically.
• 2: Peel and rinse 250 g Jerusalem artichokes, then cut into small pieces.
• 3: Bring 1 litre 500 ml vegetable stock to the boil in a large pan.
• 4: Tip in the Jerusalem artichokes and leave to simmer until just tender.
  Remove from the stock with a spider, drain and cool under running cold water to stop them cooking any further.
  Set aside.
• 5: Do the same for the cauliflower...
• 6: ...the Brussels sprouts, then the leek.
• 7: To finish, return all the vegetable to the stock to reheat for a few minutes. Check the seasoning...
• 8: ...and serve garnished with a little chopped parsley.

Remarks

It is very important not to overcook the leek so that it stays an attractive green colour.

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