A blender is a device that grinds ingredients without difficulty. More powerful than a blender, it liquefies food and makes smooth, creamy soups. Here are 5 recipes that you can easily make with your favorite device.
It’s a must in the kitchen! Very easy to prepare, this healthy preparation full of vitamins pleases both young and old. Vegetable soup is quick and easy to make with a blender.
Ingredients for 4 people:
2 potatoes
2 carrots
2 leeks
1 onion
salt pepper
olive oil
Provencal herbs
Preparation of vegetable soup:
Start by peeling all the vegetables and then rinsing them with water. It is recommended to cut them into small pieces for faster cooking. You will actually need to cook them first before putting them in the blender. To do this, fry them for a few minutes in a Dutch oven with a little olive oil. Add black pepper, salt, herbs de Provence and 2 liters of water. You can adjust the amount of water depending on the consistency you want your soup to be. Count about 35 minutes of cooking, then mix everything until you get a smooth texture.
If you like smooth and creamy soups, cauliflower velouté is probably for you. There are several variations of recipes, but without a doubt the tastiest is the one with bacon bits.
Ingredients for 8 people:
1 cauliflower
100 g of bacon
1 liter of milk
1 cube of chicken or vegetable broth
Preparation of cauliflower soup:
Start by slicing the cauliflower, then rinse it under running water. Then put it in a saucepan with the stock cubes and milk. Cook for about thirty minutes on moderate heat. Take your blender and put all the ingredients in the device. Mix everything for a few minutes. Meanwhile, sauté the lean bacon until golden brown and incorporate it into the velouté when it becomes runny.
In summer, enjoy a cold soup from Spain: gazpacho. Based in particular on tomatoes, peppers and garlic, it stimulates the taste buds. It has the advantage of containing more vitamins than hot soup.
Ingredients for 4 people:
1 kg of ripe tomatoes
1 cucumber
1 red pepper
2 cloves of garlic
olive oil
salt pepper
Preparation of gazpacho:
Take the tomatoes, peel them and remove the seeds. Do the same with the cucumber and red pepper. Cut everything into small cubes, then put all the ingredients in the blender and blend for a few minutes. Once the soup is creamy, add the garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, and pepper directly into the bowl. Mix again until the texture becomes homogeneous. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before tasting.
For lovers of vegetables that go equally well with both salty and sweet, let yourself be tempted by the pumpkin soup. With a slight taste of chestnut or hazelnut, this is a delicious dish that is very easy to prepare.
Ingredients for 6 people:
1 pumpkin
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
butter
salt pepper
Preparation of pumpkin soup:
First, peel the onion and garlic, which you will finely chop. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut it into small pieces. In a large pot or dutch oven, melt a knob of butter to which you will add the garlic and onion. When the latter becomes transparent, place the pumpkin and pour cold water until it covers the preparation. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Be careful, the pumpkin should not be overcooked. Finally, pour the mixture into a blender and blend until smooth.
Soup is not just for vegetables. It may very well be fruit based. To make a sweet version, you only need some fruit.
Ingredients for 6 people:
500 g of strawberries
500 cl of vanilla ice cream
1 packet of vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon of fresh cream
the juice of one orange
mint leaves
Preparation of the fruit soup:
First, start by squeezing the juice from one orange. Pour it into the appliance with the rest of the ingredients, i.e. strawberries, ice cream, vanilla sugar and fresh cream. Then mix the preparation. Ready ! For example, you can serve the soup in small individual bowls decorated with mint leaves.
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