Yesterday I started to come down with a cold or flu (maybe a bit of both) so today I decided to take it easy. Luckily the house was still clean from Sunday because I spent the entire day at work yesterday (literally awake 5am and to home just before midnight). I made a quick pit stop at the butcher shop and then at the grocery store. I knew that, being as I was sick, I needed vegetables. And vegetable soup is the best thing to eat when your not feeling well!
One thing that makes me love Smokin' Iron Farms even more is that they not only serve meat, poultry and other specialty meats, they also provide free range eggs, an array of Ukranian treats and some farm fresh vegetables (when available). I was able to get some onions and cuccumber today both of which contributed to my soup! At the grocery store I picked up the rest of the ingredients; carrots, celery, one potatoe, a mix of fresh sprouted beans, fresh chives and vegetable stock (all organic).
Once home all I did was chop the veg (excluding the beans) into large chunks and toss them in a large pot with the stock. I boiled this until the vegetable were soft and then used a handheld blender to puree it (I like to leave the puree still a bit chunky to add some texture) then I added a bunch of finely chopped chives. To serve I spooned the soup into bowls, added a dollop of sour cream and a small hanfull of the sprouted beans and a few more chives. Oh my! The beans were so good in this soup! Because I kept them fresh they had a crunch and zip to them that was such a nice contrast with the velvety richness of the soup!
To put a unique spin on soup and sandwiches, I paired this with a Prosciutto and Havarti Puffed Pastry roll dressed with a light Pesto Aioli (both of which I had previously made and stored in the freezer). On the side a added a few nalysnyky that I picked up at the butchers. I ate all the soup but wasn't able to finish the rest.
This dinner was really easy to make and required little effort in that the soup was 'easy as pie' and everything else was previously prepared, which is good because I'm wiped and need an early bedtime tonight! This soup is so flavorful and yet so simple! It's healthy and packed full of vitamins and all kinds of good stuff, especially with the addition of the beans!
Today was such a beautiful day, the rain this morning was refreshing and made sleeping in that much more cozy and rewarding. Then late this afternoon when I started on dinner the sky cleared and the sun was pouring through our south facing windows putting a smile in my heart!
Enjoy the pics!
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