Winter Vegetable Soup

1      Reviews by:    John Leischner   Winter Vegetable Soup Recipe is a robust and tasty soup just wonderful on a chilly winter evening with the wonderful flavor of turnips, potatoes, celery, carrots, Swiss chard and great seasonings in this vegetable soup recipe. Food Category:    Soup Cuisine Origin:    Southern    Servings:4 Nutrition facts:286 calories10.8 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   10 Minutes Cook Time:   20 Minutes Total Time:   30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped shallots
• 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
• 1 small carrot, thinly sliced
• 3 medium turnips (about 1 lb), peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 small boiling potato, diced
• 2 cups lightly packed, coarsely chopped Swiss chard leaves (discard coarse stems)
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
• Pinch cayenne pepper
• 3 1/2 cups chicken or beef broth (2 cans, 14 1/2 oz each)
• 1 cup half-and-half
• Salt (optional)

DIRECTIONS

• Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, celery, and carrot; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft but not browned. Mix in potato, turnips, chard, pepper, marjoram, cayenne, and broth.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer until turnips are very tender (12 to 15 minutes).
• Whirl mixture in blender or food processor, about half at a time, until smooth.
• Return to cooking pan, add half-and-half, and reheat to serving temperature. (Do not boil.) Taste and add salt, if needed. Serve hot.

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