Vegetable soup with green spelt

AUTHOR
Avis Adkins
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 100 g Green spelt (whole grain; from the health food shop)
  • 2,5 l Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 200 g Tomatoes
  • 400 g Carrots
  • 375 g Celery
  • 300 g Spring onions
  • 100 g Onions
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 100 g medieval Gouda cheese
  • 2 stem(s) fresh basil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Cook the unripe spelt grain in 1/2 litre vegetable stock for 30-40 minutes, cover and let it swell in the stock until you are ready to serve. In the meantime, wash the tomatoes, cut them crosswise, blanch hot and peel the skin.

  2. 2

    Clean and wash the carrots, celery and spring onions. Peel the onions. Cut vegetables and onions into cubes of about 1 cm. Peel garlic and chop finely. Heat oil in a pot, fry onions until translucent, add garlic.

  3. 3

    Add vegetables, fill up with remaining vegetable stock and cook for 15-20 minutes. Grate cheese finely. Wash basil, dab dry and chop. Drain green spelt, add to the soup and season with pepper.

  4. 4

    Arrange in deep plates. Serve sprinkled with grated cheese and basil.