Spicy Onion and Apple Soup

The Everything Soup Cookbook, this book has 300 mouthwatering recipes.  There is soup for everything…such as Curried Chicken, Lemon Chicken and Okra, Italian Minestrone Cola, Pumpkin, Rice and Egg.  I’ve picked out for you to try…

 Spicy Onion and Apple Soup Recipe

Spicy Onion and Apple Soup

5 cups chopped tart apple

2 cups chopped onion

3-4 cloves garlic

2 Tbsp. fresh minced ginger

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. oil

2 tsp. dry mustard

1 tsp. cumin

½ tsp. cardamom

½ tsp. allspice

¼ tsp. cayenne pepper

Salt and pepper to taste

4 cups Kitchen Basic vegetable broth

2 cinnamon sticks

Brown sugar (optional)

Raisins (optional)

 

Peel and chop the apples.  Chop the onions and mince the garlic and ginger.  Juice the lemon.

In a soup pot, heat the oil on medium.  Add the onion, garlic and ginger, sautéing for another 3 to 4 minutes.

Add the apples, broth, cinnamon sticks and lemon juice.  Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.  Take out the cinnamon sticks and puree the soup in a food processor or blender.  Return to the pot and warm to serving temperature on medium heat.

 

(Recipe for Spicy Onion and Apple Soup, was in The Everything Soup Cookbook, 2002, 2015)