New Garlic and Semolina Soup

A beautifully smooth, simple soup with multiple variations featuring young garlic. The original recipe calls for chicken broth, but vegetable broth can easily be substituted.

Source: "The Art of Simple Food" by Alice Waters, pg. 251 (Entered by Geoff Lewis)
Serves: About 2 quarts or 4-6 servings
Vegan!

Ingredients

Step by Step Instructions

1. In a heavy soup pot, bring broth, herb bouquet and salt to a boil.
2. Stirring constantly with a whisk, sprinkle in semolina. Lower the heat and continue stirring until the semolina is suspended in the broth and no longer settles to the bottom, about 5 minutes.
3. Add finely chopped green garlic and cook at a simmer, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for 20 min.
4. Discard the herb bouquet, taste for salt, adjust as needed, and serve hot.
5. Variations: Add cooked, chopped spinach (or chard) to the bowl when serving; float shavings of Parmesan or pecorino cheese on top of each serving; float a little herb butter on top of each serving; add 1 cup shelled peas or thinly sliced snap peas after 13 min. of cooking.

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