Green Velvet Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic; cover and cook, stirring occasionally until onion has softened, about 3 minutes. Add potato and broth, and raise heat to high; bring the mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer until potato is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and cook, uncovered, until parsley is wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree mixture in blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Ladle into individual soup bowls and garnish, if desired, with one of the optional garnishes. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Whisk flour into butter until mixture forms a smooth paste, about 1 minute.
• Whisk chicken broth, milk, and light cream into butter mixture; cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil and thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, stir in cooked chicken. Return soup to a boil and cook until chicken is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Place the onion, celery, potatoes, split peas, and bay leaves in a large pot with the water or vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove the bay leaves.
• Add the remaining ingredients with the exception of the salt.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender in several batches and puree until smooth.
• Return to the pot, add salt to taste, and heat until steamy.

Steps:

• Heat with stirring all of the ingredients above except the sherry up to the boiling point. Immediately reduce heat to very low, cover the pan, and keep hot for 20 minutes. Add 1/3 cup sherry and serve at once. You can garnish with grated orange peel and toasted slivered almonds, if you wish.