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Gherkin soup
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Type
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Type
- Servings : 6
- Difficulty: medium
- Preparation time: 20 min.
- Cooking : 20 min.
Ingredient
- 500g of carrots
- 1 bunch of leeks
- a few branches of green celery
- 3 potatoes
- 1 jar of gherkins
- 1 beef knuckle
- salt, pepper
- chopped dill
Recipe
- Preparation: wash and peel all the fresh vegetables. Cut them into thin julienne sticks and boil them for 20 min. in a pressure cooker full of water with salt and pepper, adding the meat. When cooked, grate the gherkins into the soup, bring back to the boil and serve immediately.
Tip
Just before serving, you can add a spoon full of cream to the soup.
Expert advice
This soup is a meal in itself. Not a lot of protein, but enough, and plenty of vitamins and fibre in the vegetables... And the “broth” aspect makes it very satisfying.



