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Soup alla Canavese Recipe

Italy

Soup alla Canavese is a tasty Italian soup.

Ingredients

  • ½ ea. cauliflower
  • 2 oz (55 g) butter
  • ½ ea. onion, chopped
  • ½ ea. carrot, chopped
  • ½ stalk celery, chopped
  • Bacon, chopped
  • White stock
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • Sage
  • Parsley
  • Parmesan cheese, grated
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Procedure

  1. Blanch the cauliflower, then break into small bunches.
  2. Melt the butter in a pot, then add the chopped onion, carrot, celery, and bacon. Fry until softened.
  3. Add white stock and boil for a few minutes. Strain the stock to remove the solids.
  4. Mix the tomato purée into the stock, then bring to a boil.
  5. Mix in the cauliflower, sage, and parsley. Bring to a boil.
  6. Mix in grated parmesan and pepper.
  7. Serve with additional grated parmesan.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Soup alla Canavese, CC BY-SA 3.0.