Super-green, super-thrifty soup
It's all too easy to just throw away the leaves or other green parts of our usual fresh vegetables. This is a real shame, because most of them can be cooked, as in this very green soup that uses up radish tops, spring onion greens and pea pods.
I'm sure you'll get how it's "green" in every sense: economical, simple and a way to reduce waste.
I'm sure you'll get how it's "green" in every sense: economical, simple and a way to reduce waste.
7,2294/5 for 1 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: June 24th 2020
For 2 litres, you will need:
1 spring onion (scallion)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 20 min. | 53 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few days in the fridge in a sealed bottle.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Rinse all the vegetable tops you have saved.
Here I am using radish tops, pea pods and the green part of a spring onion.
Here I am using radish tops, pea pods and the green part of a spring onion.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Peel, rinse and slice 2 potatoes, but do not rinse again, as we'll make use of the starch on the slices as a natural thickener for the soup.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Slice the white part of 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Melt 50 g butter in a large saucepan on high heat.
When frothing, add the white of the spring onion, salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the radish and spring onion tops and cook for a further minute while stirring.
When frothing, add the white of the spring onion, salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the radish and spring onion tops and cook for a further minute while stirring.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
Add the pea pods...
Stage 6 - 2 min.
...and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring from time to time.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Add 1 litre 500 ml water...
Stage 8 - 1 min.
...then the potatoes.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
Cook until the potatoes are tender.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Give a good blast with a blender, then check the seasoning.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Pass the soup through a sieve, as the pea pods tend to be a bit fibrous.
Stage 12
Your soup is ready.
Remarks
You can use almost any vegetable tops for this recipe. Here at home, depending on what's around, we'll use carrot tops, beetroot leaves, chard stalks...
In stage 8 you can add a stock cube for more flavour.
In stage 8 you can add a stock cube for more flavour.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 703 Kcal or 2,943 Kj | 8 gr | 72 gr | 42 gr |
| 35 % | 3 % | 7 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 29 Kcal or 121 Kj | < 1 gr | 3 gr | 2 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 litres : 0.82 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Citrus crunch, Choux pastry (pâte à choux), Praline, Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup, Blackcurrant liqueur, ... All |
 | Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Turnip top soup, Carrot-top pesto, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Naan, Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Du Barry soup, Old style brioche, ... All |
 | Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Avengers' potatoes, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Endive and beer soup, Smooth mixed vegetable soup, Turnip top soup, ... All |
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