Cabbage soup

Healthy soup recipe for 6 people, takes only 50 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, celery sticks, carrot, pancetta, savoy cabbage, garlic cloves, sweet smoked paprika, rosemary, chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock, chickpeas, parmesan and bread.

Cabbage soup

Cabbage soup

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy soup
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Chopped Tomatoes: 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • Parmesan: shaved parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), to serve (optional)
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • Vegetable Stock: 1.7l hot vegetable stock
  • Carrot: 1 large carrot, finely chopped
  • Garlic Cloves: 2 fat garlic cloves, crushed
  • Sweet Smoked Paprika: 1 heaped tsp sweet smoked paprika
  • Bread: crusty bread, to serve (optional)
  • Pancetta: 70g smoked pancetta, diced (optional)
  • Rosemary: 1 tbsp finely chopped rosemary
  • Chickpeas: 1 x 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • Savoy Cabbage: 1 large Savoy cabbage, shredded
  • Celery Sticks: 2 celery sticks, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a casserole pot over a low heat. Add the onion, celery and carrot, along with a generous pinch of salt, and fry gently for 15 mins, or until the veg begins to soften. If you're using pancetta, add it to the pan, turn up the heat and fry for a few mins more until turning golden brown. Tip in the cabbage and fry for 5 mins, then stir through the garlic, paprika and rosemary and cook for 1 min more.
  2. Tip the chopped tomatoes and stock into the pan. Bring to a simmer, then cook, uncovered, for 30 mins, adding the chickpeas for the final 10 mins. Season generously with salt and black pepper.
  3. Ladle the soup into six deep bowls. Serve with the shaved parmesan and crusty bread, if you like.