Farro & Leek Soup

Ready in : 45 mins

The recipe Farro & Leek Soup can be made in around 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 50g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 661 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $6.61 per serving, this recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have tablespoons olive oil, leeks, carrot, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. 8 people were impressed by this recipe. It works well as a pricey main course. It is brought to you by Foodista. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 87%, which is super.

Ingredients

tablespoons olive oil

2

leeks

2

gr farro

1 cup

celery

1 stalk

carrot

1

onion

1

meat stock **please do not use bullion cubes

1 liter

herbs - i use 1 sprig of thyme & a bay

1 leaf

parmesan cheese

2 tablespoons

salt & pepper

4 servings

Cooking in Steps

1
In a heavy bottomed pot, heat olive oil on med/low heat.

olive oil

pot
2
Add in the vegetables and sweat until translucent and soft WITHOUT browning. If the vegetables stick to the pan, lower the heat & add a spoonful of water.

vegetable

water

frying pan
3
Then toss in the farro, toasting with the vegetables for 1-2 minutes.

vegetable

farro
4
Add in the herbs & stock. Season with salt & pepper.

salt and pepper

herbs

stock
5
Then Bring up to a low simmer and continue to simmer for 30-40 minutes until the farro is tender.

farro
6
You can control the consistency of the soup: to make it more 'stewy' hold back a little stock, and the contrary if you like it 'soupy,' add a bit more stock.

stock
7
Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and serve with toasty bread.

extra virgin olive oil

parmesan

bread