flavorsome fall soup

the first real fall dish that we made on a cold sunday had to be soup... steamy, hot, flavorsome, fragrant, spicy, healthy, vegetable-based soup. it tastes of fall. combined with a long walk in the crisp fall air, it's bliss. 

i'm making fig chutney today... better get my bum off the couch, now... thank you for stopping by!

flavorsome fall soup

ingredients:

1 cauliflower, in small roses

2 red potatoes, cubed

1 celeriac, cubed

1/4 savoy cabbage, cut in squares

2 carrots, cubed

1 onion, roughly chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 tbsp. dried curry leaves

1 bay leaf

1 cup vegetable broth

4 cups water

2 tbsp. olive oil

5 black pepper corns

2 tbsp. medium hot curry powder

1 tbsp. ground turmeric

1 tsp. chili powdersalt & pepper to taste

1 cup parsley, roughly chopped

some grated parmiggiano

method:

heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. add the onion and the curry powder and sweat until onions are translucent. add the carrots, potatoes, celeriac and cauliflower, and fry until a bit browned. add the garlic and swet a bit more. deglaze with the broth and water (add more water if necessary). season with the curry leaves, bay leaf, the pepper corns, chili powde and turmeric. bring to a boil and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft. add the savoy cabbage and simmer for 2 minutes more. season to taste with more salt or more broth. sprinkle generously with parsley and some parmiggiano, if you like, and serve hot.