Smooth Vegetable-Peanut Soup

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Smooth Vegetable-Peanut Soup

 

Recipe By :The City Gardner's Cookbook

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups, Stews

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup chopped onions

2 cloves garlic

1 tablespoon olive oil

3/4 cup diced carrot

2 stalks celery -- sliced

2 cups diced potato

1 cup chopped leeks -- white part only

1 hot red chili pepper -- seeded and finely chopped

4 cups vegetable broth

1/3 cup peanut butter

salt -- to taste

freshly ground pepper -- to taste

Garnish choices:

minced fresh parsley

or minced fresh cilantro

or minced scallions

or ground peanuts

 

In a soup kettle, saute the onions and garlic in the oil until the onions

begin to soften. Add the carrots, celery, potatoes, leeks, hot pepper, and

broth, then bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until the

vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add some of the hot broth to the

peanut butter to soften it, stir, and then return to the soup. Puree in a

food processor and season with salt and pepper. Garnish and serve hot.

 

Description:

" Peanut butter gives begetable soup richness and novelty, not to

mention extra protein. This soup is blended to a creamy consistency

and garnished with fresh herbs or ground peanuts. "

 

Source:

" The City Gardner's Cookbook : totally fresh, mostly vegetarian,

decidedly delicious recipes from Seattle's P-Patches; Sasquatch Books,

Seattle "

 

S(Typist/Poster):

" - From the cookbook collection of Brenda Adams

(adamsfmle@sprintmail); posted to Veg-Recipes 6/99 "

 

Copyright:

" 1994, ISBN 0-912365-99-4 "

 

NOTES : Peanut butter gives vegetable soup richness and novelty, not to

mention extra protein. This soup is blended to a creamy consistency and

garnished with fresh herbs or ground peanuts.

 

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