Time:

1 hr 15 min (30 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons salt
4 each 6 ounces tomato...
1 teaspoon cumin
1 each medium ripe avocado
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1.5 cups COOKED small...
1 each sprig fresh oregano
13 each leaves fresh basil
1 each bunch small parsley
2 each stalks celery
3 each medium tomatoes
2 each cloves minced garlic
5 each scallions
1 each medium green bell...
1 each medium cucumber

Directions:

* Peel cucumber and discard peel.
* Remove seeds and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
* Remove and discard stems and seeds from bell pepper; cube bell pepper.
* Trim root ends from green onions and slice crosswise about 1/2-inch thick slices.
* Dice tomatoes into 1/4-inch cubes.
* Slice celery and avocade into 1/4-inch cubes.
* (Reserve 10 small, perfect sprigs of parsley for garnish.)
* Mince remaining parsley, enough to equal 1/3 cup.
* Mince ...

Time:

1 hr 10 min (10 min to prepare, 1 hr to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 1 cup barley
1 each 1/2 cup mixed...
1 each 1 tablespoon...
1 each 6 cups water
1 each 2 tablespoon miso
1 each 1 large onion,...
1 each 5-6 turnips,...
1 each 2 carrots, sliced...
1 each 1/2-3/4 pound...
1 each 3 cloves garlic,...
1 each 1/2 tablespoon...
1 each 2 tablespoon...
1 each 1 tablespoon...
1 each 1/3 cup tamari
1 each 3 tablespoon...

Directions:

* Saute the garlic and onion in olive oil on medium heat until the onions are translucent.
* Combine the barley, lima beans, split peas, lentils, miso, and water with the onion/garlic, and bring to a boil.
* Add the turnips and carrots, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
* ("But grandma, where did they get miso in the Ukraine?" "Shut up and eat your soup.") (If you have broccoli stems, peel and slice th...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each X number of beets
1 each 1/2 X onions
1 each 1/4 X carrots
1 each red or green cabbage
1 each beet greens
1 each cider vinegar or...
1 each salt, if desired

Directions:

*Slice the vegies, put them into a soup pot and fill with water to about 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the vegetables.
*Add salt to taste.
*Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
*Simmer as long as possible over the lowest heat possible.
*When the vegetables are soft, mash them with a potato masher (do not put into a blender or food processor; the idea is to have a coarse soup, not a cream soup).
Add vinegar to taste.
*Continue to simmer; you want all the flavo...

Time:

30 min (10 min to prepare, 20 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each onion
4 each peeled beets
0.5 each head small green...
1 each carrot

Directions:

*Heat a little oil in frying pan, add 1 bay leaf, a few whole cloves, and several peppercorns.
*Add the vegetables and saute a few minutes.
*Transfer to cooking pot and add equal amounts of tomato juice and apple cider to cover the vegetables.
*Simmer 30-40 minutes.
*Now add lemon juice or vinegar until the broth is distinctly tart, balanced by the sweetness of the cider.
*Add salt to taste.
*Serve with horseradish.

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 5 medium potatoes
1 each 1 cup mushrooms -...
1 each 1 can of beans (...
1 each 2-3 carrots
1 each 1/2 head of cabage
1 each 2 medium beet roots
1 each small bunch of...
1 each 3-5 cloves of garlic
1 each 2-3 dried bay leaves
1 each freshly ground...
1 each salt to taste
1 each 1 - 6oz can of...
1 each 2 glasses of...
1 each little bit of...

Directions:

*Peel and cut the vegetables.
*Cut carrots in circles.
*Cut potatoes in chunks.
*Slice beets in long thin slices like wide matchsticks or you can grate them on a large hole grater.
*Slice the cabbage as thin as possible.
*Chop the dill and press out the garlic.
*Disolve the tomato paste with water until it's juice like.
In a large 8qt pot half-ways filled with water cook the potatoes,
carrots, mushrooms (if using any), one of the c...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 1 Jar Passover...
1 each One medium onion,...
1 each One large or two...
1 each One large or two...

Directions:

* Simmer onion in 1-2 T oil until soft and fragrant. Drain liquid from Borsht jar into pan. Cut carrots and potato into bite-size pieces. Simmer vegetables in borsht liquid for about 15 minutes until almost soft. Add beets from jar. Simmer for 5-10 minutes until potatoes and carrots are soft but not mushy. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 1 Small summer...
1 each 1 cucumber diced
1 each 2 medium tomatoes...
1 each 1 green pepper diced
1 each 1 red pepper diced
1 each 1 red onion...
1 each 1/4 Cup green onion
1 each 1 can cut baby...
1 each 1 carrot scliced...
1 each 1 stalk celery...
1 each 2 cloves galic...
1 each 1.5 litres V-8...
1 each water from baby corn
1 each 3 Tablespoon...
1 each 1 1/2 tablespoon...
1 each 2 tablespoon...
1 each tobasco sause...
1 each salt and pepper...

Directions:

* Mix all ingredients in a large soup tourine.
* Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
* Thats the basic recipe --any of your favorite vegetables can be used, also fresh herbs and spices can be added to suit your taste.
* Tomatoe juice can be used instead of V-8, but vegetable cocktails tend to give ths recipe more zing.

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each 3 bay leaves
1 each 12 peppercorns
1 each 10 to 12 parsley...
1 each 1 sprig fresh...
1 each 2 cloves or 3...
1 each Soup:
1 each 4 cups to 6 c....
1 each 2 teaspoons olive...
1 each pinch salt
1 each 6 cups water or...
1 each salt, soy sauce,...
1 each sliced scallion...
1 each 4 slices to 6...

Directions:

*Make a bouquet garni by placing bay leaves, peppercorns, parsley, thyme, and garlic in the center of a 12" square of cheesecloth, and tying the cloth's ends together. Set aside.
*In a heavy pot, saute onions in oil over medium-low heat.
*Add salt to prevent sticking, and stir frequently.
*Cover pot with a lid, but leave it slightly ajar.
*Onions should saute for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
*They will reduce to about a third of their original volume an...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

Adding a light miso...

Ingredients:

1 each Boquet Garni:
3 each bay leaves
12 each peppercorns
10 each to 12 parsley sprigs
1 each sprig fresh thyme...
2 C loves or 3 garlic...
1 each Soup:
4 cups to 6 c. thinly...
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pinch salt
6 cups water or...
1 each salt, soy sauce,...
1 slice d scallion or...
4 slice s to 6 slices...

Directions:

*Make a bouquet garni by placing bay leaves, peppercorns, parsley, thyme, and garlic in the center of a 12" square of cheesecloth, and tying the cloth's ends together. Set aside.
*In a heavy pot, saute onions in oil over medium-low heat.
*Add salt to prevent sticking, and stir frequently.
*Cover pot with a lid, but leave it slightly ajar.
*Onions should saute for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
*They will reduce to about a third of their original volume and...

Time:

55 min (10 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

6 each medium sized...
1 each onion, chopped
1 each stalk celery,...
2 cups broth or water
1 tablespoon tomato paste
0.5 teaspoon dried basil
0.25 teaspoon freshly ground...
0.5 teaspoon salt

Directions:

*Cut tomatoes into thin wedges and place in 1 1/2 quart saucepan with all ingredients.
*Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
*Strain to remove tomato skins and seeds.

Time:

1 hr 15 min (30 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

24 each Tomatoes
4 C ucumbers
4 each Green peppers
8 C loves of garlic
1 each Optional: chopped...
4 cups olive oil
2 cups wine vinegar
4 teaspoons of salt

Directions:

*Put the tomatoes in boiling water for 30 secs to make peeling easier and dice it in small chunks.
*Peel cucumber and dice it small.
*Dice pepper and garlic cloves very small.
*Mix all the vegetables in a food processor starting with tomatoes until it gets soup consistency.
*Add the vinegar and pour oil slowly without stopping the mixer.
*Add some cold water if the mix gets thick. Gazpacho should be a soup, not a cream. Add salt to taste.
*Serve cold....

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

225 each g (8oz) tomatoes...
0.333333 C ucumber (about...
1 each small green sweet...
1 each small red bell...
0.5 each small onion...
2 each garlic cloves
1 each (15 fl oz) tomato...
150 ml (5 fl oz)...
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 each salt and...
1 tbsp chopped fresh...

Directions:

*Dice the tomatoes, cucumber and bell peppers.
Reserve about a quarter of each for garnish, and put the rest into the blender.
Finely dice the onion and garlic, and add these to the blender too.
*Pour the tomato juice into the blender and blend until smooth.
Stir in the stock and wine vinegar, and chill for 30 minutes.
*Mix in the reserved vegetables and the herbs.
Serve with croutons or French bread if desired.

Time:

15 min (5 min to prepare, 10 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 each medium tomato,...
0.25 L arge cucumber,...
0.25 L arge green...
2 each onion slices
2 each parley sprigs
6 each ice cubes

Directions:

Combine and liquify in blender with ice cubes.

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

675 each g / 1 1/2 OZ...
30 ml 2 Tablespoon...
1 each onion, chopped
450 each g / 1 OZ...
1.2 L itres / 2 pints...
1 each salt and freshly...
1 each soya cream to serve
1 C hopped chives, to...

Directions:

*Cut the pears into slices and poach them in 300ml/1/2 pint water until they are tender. Blend the pears and water together and reserve.
*Heat the oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion until transluscent.
*Add the celeriac and cook, covered, for 10~15 minutes, or until tender.
*Add the vegetable stock and blended pears, bring to the boil and then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
*Liquidise the soup in a blender and return to a clean pan. Re...

Time:

1 hr (15 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

8 each medium potatoes
8 each thick leeks
1 each Kilo pumpkin
1 each olive oil
1 each salt

Directions:

*Wash the leeks and cut them in bits.
*Heat water in a pot and put the leeks in it when it starts to boil.
*Let it boil slowly for 10 minutes and then add the chopped pumpkin and the potatoes, peeled and cracked in bits (start cutting them with a knife and before finishing the cut, crack them.
It makes the broth denser).
* Let it boil slowly for 10 minutes, salt it and pour virgin olive oil on it.
Cook all for 10-15 minutes and serve it hot

Time:

45 min (15 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 OZ dried porcini...
1 cup hot water
0.5 tablespoons olive oil
1 each onion, chopped
4 OZ fresh crimini...
2 C arrots, chopped
2 each stalks celery,...
0.5 cup leek greens, chopped
6 each branches thyme
2 each bay leaves
6 each branches parsley
3 each sage leaves
2 C loves garlic,...
1 teaspoon salt
9 cups water

Directions:

*Reconstitute dried mushrooms in hot water.
*Heat oil in a soup pot, add onion, and cook it until it has caramelized, being careful not to allow it to burn.
*Add remaining ingredients, including reconstituted mushrooms, bring to a boil, and then simmer for 45 minutes.
*Strain and use, or reduce further to intensify flavor.

Time:

1 hr 35 min (1 hr 5 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1.5 each Deciliters Onions...
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Safflower Oil
0.75 each Deciliter Dry...
1.5 each Deciliters...
1 teaspoon dried thyme
0.5 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 each Deciliters...
1 liter vegetable broth
3 tablespoons Miso -- Mixed With
0.75 each Deciliter Water
1 each Soy Sauce, Tamari...
1 C arrot -- Grated...
1 each Green Onions --...

Directions:

*In a large stockpot over medium-high heat, saute onions with salt in oil until soft but not browned.
Add wine, carrots, thyme, and marjoram, and continue to cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.
* Add lentils and cook for 2 more minutes.
Add stock and bring to a boil.
Lower heat to simmer and cook, covered, until lentils are soft (about 30 minutes).
* Before serving, remove pot from heat and stir in miso and, if needed, soy sauce to taste.
Gar...

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 each medium onion --...
2 OZ cans Italian...
1 OZ can tomato soup...
4 cups water
2 each cloves garlic --...
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon Freshly ground...
1 tablespoon chili powder --...
2 OZ cans kidney beans...
1 OZ can Italian green...
1 each carrot -- chopped
1 each zucchini -- chopped
8 ounces rotini pasta --...

Directions:

Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat and cook onion until tender.
Stir in tomatoes, next 7 ingredients, and, if desired, chili powder.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes.

In the meantime, during last few minutes of simmering soup, cook pasta per package directions, drain, and set aside.

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

3 cups vegetable broth
1 each x 14.5-oz. can...
0.5 cup uncooked small pasta
1 each x 15-oz can...
1 each x 15-oz can...
1 each x 16-oz. package...
2 teaspoons parsley flakes
0.5 teaspoon basil
0.5 teaspoon marjoram, black...

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a large sauce pot.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Time:

25 min (10 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons margarine
1 tablespoon olive oil
12 each garlic cloves,...
6 each slices Italian...
0.5 cup Dry red wine
6 cups vegetable stock,...
1 tablespoons chopped fresh...

Directions:

In a heavy pot, melt butter with olive oil over low heat.
Add garlic and cook 2 minutes; be careful not to burn.
Add bread to pan and toss.
Add wine, stock, and parsley.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to low, and cook 10 minutes.
Season wit h salt and pepper.
Serve.

Time:

30 min (15 min to prepare, 15 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon extra virgin...
1 each lg unpeeled onion...
2 each tomatoes -- chopped
2 each unpeeled carrots...
1 each leek -- cleaned...
6 each stalks Italian...
0.75 cup kale or Swiss...
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 each bay leaf
4 qt water

Directions:

In a large, heavy bottomed pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
Add all the vegetables and cook, stirring frequently, for 6 to 7 minutes, until they begin to soften.

Add fennel seeds, bay leaf, and water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Strain all solids from the liquid, discarding solids and reserving broth.
Broth can be kept in the refrigerator for 1 week or frozen for up...

Time:

1 hr 5 min (10 min to prepare, 55 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

I used water with...

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups onion -- finely...
2 tablespoons tomato paste
0.25 cup fresh parsley --...
4 each cloves garlic --...
3 each carrots -- diced
1 cup celery –...
1 cup lentils -- sorted...
10 cups water or...
0.5 each 10 oz. bag...
2 cups cooked shell...

Directions:

Heat oil in a wide soup pot with onion.
Saute over high heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
Add tomato paste, parsley, garlic, and vegetables, and cook 3 minutes more.
Add lentils, aromatics, and water and bring to a boil.
Lower heat and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
Add 2 teaspoons of salt and season with pepper and additional salt, if desired, to taste.
Add mushroom soy sauce to taste, starting with 1 tab...

Time:

45 min (10 min to prepare, 35 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Notes:

This recipe calls for...

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
5 each cloves crushed...
1 cup celery -- minced
1 cup carrot -- cubed
1 cup eggplant -- cubed...
1 cup chopped green...
2 teaspoons salt
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
0.5 cup fresh parsley --...
0.5 cups cooked garbanzo...
0.5 cup dry pasta
1 cup chopped fresh...
1 teaspoon basil
2 cups tomato puree
1.5 cups water or stock
3 tablespoons Dry red wine

Directions:

n a soup kettle, saute garlic and onions in olive oil until they are soft and translucent.
Add 1 tsp. salt, carrot, celery and eggplant.
(If you use zucchini, add it with the green pepper.) Mix well.
Add oregano, black pepper and basil.
Cover and cook over low heat 5-8 minutes.

Add green pepper, stock, puree, cooked beans and wine.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes.

Add tomatoes and remaining salt.
Keep at lowest heat until 10 ...

Time:

40 min (10 min to prepare, 30 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive oil
0.25 cup apple juice
0.5 each medium onion
2 each cloves garlic
0.5 cup diced red bell...
4 cups chopped fresh or...
1 cup vegetable stock
0.333333 cup orzo pasta
0.25 cup chopped fresh basil

Directions:

In a soup pot, heat oil and apple juice over medium heat.
Saute onion, garlic and pepper 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is soft but not brown.
(add small amounts of water if mixture is too dry)

Add tomatoes and broth; bring to a boil.
Add pasta; cook 5 minutes, stirring.
Cover; simmer over low heat 15 minutes.
Add basil and serve hot.

Time:

55 min (10 min to prepare, 45 min to cook)

Meal type:

Soup

Ethnicity:

Eastern European

Ingredients:

6 cups simple garlic...
3 tablespoon minced garlic - 1...
2 tablespoon olive oil
0.5 teaspoon paprika
1 each sprig fresh sage
1 each sprig fresh...

Directions:

Saute garlic in olive oil and add boiling stock.
Stir in the paprika.
Tie the sprigs together to form a bouquet.
Simmer for up to 30 minutes for the most intense flavor.
Remove the bouquet and add salt and pepper to taste.)

2 cups undrained canned tomatoes or 4 medium fresh tomatoes 9 ounces fresh or frozen tortellini (filled with chopped greens such as endive, chard, escarole, spinich, kale or watercress - simmer 2 to 3 minutes until wilted)
...