OUR VEGETARIAN BLOG
Béchamel sauce
This milk-based, roux-thickened sauce is so basic and has so many tasty and useful variations that it cannot be left out of this book. Here is essentially the same recipe that is given in the first Vegetarian Epicure, with a few additional comments and a sampler of…
Cold cherry soup
Serves 6 • A perfect first course for a summer supper. • 2½ lbs. fresh, sweet, dark cherries • 5 cups water • 4 Tbs. sugar, or more to taste • ⅓ cup white wine, or to taste • juice of 1 or 2 lemons, or to taste • 1 cup heavy cream 1. Wash the cherries, remove their…
Chilled buttermilk soup
Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. potatoes (about 2 large) • 5½ cups buttermilk • ⅔ cup chopped green onions • 2 to 3 Tbs. chopped fresh dill weed, or 1 tsp. dried • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped • 1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh cilantro…
Cold cherry-lemon soup
Serves 6 • grated rind of 3 lemons • juice of 4 large lemons (about 1 cup) • ⅔ cup sugar, or more to taste • 1 cup water • 1 cup light white wine • 1 lb. fresh, sweet, dark cherries • 5 egg yolks • 10 to 12 ice cubes • 1 cup sour cream sweetened with 2 to 3…
Chłodnik (cold beet soup)
Serves 6 to 8 • approximately 2 bunches fresh, young beets with leaves • 2 qts. water • 1 Tbs. salt • 1½ to 2 Tbs. cider vinegar • 1 Tbs. sugar • 3 Tbs. chopped fresh dill • 1½ cups sour cream • 5 hard-boiled eggs • 1 medium-sized cucumber • 1½ cups beer 1. Peel and…
Cold avocado soup
Serves 4 to 6 • 2 medium-sized ripe avocados (about 1 lb.) • 4 medium-sized tomatoes • ½ medium-sized onion • 1 clove garlic • 1 cucumber • 4 Tbs. chopped green chilis • ¾ tsp. salt • 3½ Tbs. lemon juice • 1 Tbs. red wine vinegar • 1 Tbs. vegetable oil • 1 tsp. sugar…
Gazpacho toledano
Serves 6 to 8 • 7 to 8 medium-sized ripe tomatoes • 2 medium-sized cucumbers • 1 green bell pepper • 1 small onion • 2 to 3 cloves garlic • 1½ slices French bread • 1½ cups cold water • 6 Tbs. olive oil • 4 to 5 Tbs. wine vinegar, or to taste • 3 tsp. salt, or to…
Cold cucumber and spinach soup
Serves 6 • 2½ Tbs. butter • 1 large onion • 1 lb. fresh spinach • 4½ cups Potato Peel Broth • 3 long, slender cucumbers (about 1½ lbs.) • 8 oz. cream cheese • pinch of nutmeg • pinch of hot paprika • 2 Tbs. lemon juice • salt and pepper • ½ cup light cream • garnish •…
Chilled tomato soup with cantaloupe
Serves 6 • 6 to 8 medium-sized tomatoes • 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped • ½ cup finely chopped onion • 1 cup sour cream • 2½ tsp. salt • ½ tsp. ginger • pepper to taste • 4 tsp. lemon juice • 1 Tbs. fresh-grated lemon rind • 1 large cantaloupe • 1 Tbs….
Creamed fresh pea soup
Serves 6 to 8 • 3½ lbs. fresh peas (about 4 cups shelled) • 1½ qts. water • ½ medium-sized onion, chopped • 3 to 4 good-sized sprigs parsley • 1 tsp. salt. • ½ tsp. sugar • 1 small head butter or Boston lettuce (5 to 6 oz.) • 4 Tbs. butter • ½ cup dry white wine • ¼…
Crema de verduras
Serves 8 to 10 It’s a lovely soup for a big party, but the proportions can easily be cut in half. • ½ cup butter • 1⅓ cups chopped onions • 6 Tbs. flour • 9½ cups hot Potato Peel Broth • 6 packed watercress leaves, washed • 1 cup heavy cream • 4 eggs • 2 Tbs….
Watercress soup
Serves 8 to 10 • A lovely soup for a big party, but the proportions can easily be cut in half. • ½ cup butter • 1⅓ cups chopped onions • 6 Tbs. flour • 9½ cups hot Potato Peel Broth • 6 packed watercress leaves, washed • 1 cup heavy cream • 4 eggs • 2 Tbs. lemon juice…