Provence Artichoke Soup Food

TUSCAN TOMATO ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add artichoke hearts, tomatoes, vegetable broth, roasted bell peppers, basil, herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer artichokes, tomatoes, and roasted bell peppers to a blender using a slotted spoon; puree until smooth.
• Stir half-and-half into the broth mixture in the pot. Add pureed artichoke mixture; stir slowly until blended. Stir in Parmesan cheese before serving.

ARTICHOKES PROVENCAL

Steps:

• Cook 1/2 chopped onion, 2 chopped garlic cloves and a pinch of salt in a skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 5 minutes. Pour in 1/2 cup white wine and reduce by half. Add 2 chopped tomatoes, two 9-ounce packages frozen artichoke hearts, 3 tablespoons water, 1 strip lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, covered, 6 minutes. Stir in chopped olives, basil and salt and pepper.

ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute Leeks, Garlic and Potato in Olive Oil.
• Season with Salt and Pepper and cook about 7 minutes till tender.
• Add Artichokes and Chicken Stock and cook till everything is very soft, about 20minutes.
• Puree mixture and add Cream, Lemon Juice and Hot Sauce.
• Add more Chicken Stock if necessary to thin soup.
• Serve immediately or let cool and serve later. You may need to add more chicken stock if you dont serve immediately as soup will tighten as it sits.

CREAM OF ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• In a dutch oven, combine olive oil and butter over medium heat.
• stir until butter melts.
• saute onion and celery in oil mix until onion is translucent.
• stir in broth, artichokes, carrots, thyme, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• cover and cook about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• remove from heat.
• puree vegetables in batches in a food processor or blender.
• return to dutch oven.
• stir in half and half and cheese.
• serve warm.

PROVENCE ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• Warm up the olive oil in a nonreactive soup pot. Add onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, salt, and bay leaves and saute on medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often. Add stock and bring to boil; then lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Add artichoke hearts, sherry, and saffron to soup pot and continue simmering for 5 minutes.
• Now stir in the lemon juice, orange juice, and orange peel, simmer for another 5 minutes. Season to taste with black pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves.
• Serve garnished with the parsley and thin slices of fresh lemon. Enjoy!

ARTICHOKE PROVENCALE

Steps:

• Cover the bottom of a saute pan with 1/8 cup olive oil and heat. Add the garlic and shallot to pan, and saute until light brown in color. Add the bay scallops and rock shrimp and saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Do not overcook scallops and shrimp. Remove from heat.
• In another saute pan, add the remaining 1/8 cup olive oil and heat. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, lemon juice, clam juice, white wine, and capers. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce liquid by 25 percent.
• Add the reserved seafood to the mixture of tomatoes and mushrooms. Add the green onions. In a small bowl, make a beurre manie by combining the butter and the flour and mixing until a paste is formed. Add the beurre manie to the mixture and whisk to incorporate. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Place artichoke halves in a soup bowl and ladle mixture over artichoke.

CREAMY ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a heavy, large pot over medium heat. Add the leeks and the garlic and stir. Add the potatoes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the artichokes, stock, salt, and pepper and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Using a handheld immersion blender, or in a blender in batches*, puree the soup. Add the 2 tablespoons mascarpone and blend again to combine. In a small bowl, stir the remaining 1/3 cup mascarpone to soften.
• Ladle the soup into serving bowls. Dollop the top of each of the soups with a spoonful of the softened mascarpone cheese and top the cheese with chives.
• * When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.

PROVENCAL VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot, add the onions, and saute over low heat for 10 minutes, or until the onions are translucent. Add the leeks, potatoes, carrots, salt, and pepper and saute over medium heat for another 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock and saffron, bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, or until all the vegetables are tender. Add the haricots verts and spaghetti, bring to a simmer, and cook for 15 more minutes.
• To serve, whisk 1/4 cup of the pistou into the hot soup, then season to taste. Depending on the saltiness of your chicken stock, you may need to add up to another tablespoon of salt. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and more pistou.
• Pistou:
• 4 large garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 24 large basil leaves
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
• 1/2 cup good olive oil
• Place the garlic, tomato paste, basil, and Parmesan in the bowl of a food processor and puree. With the motor running, slowly pour the olive oil down the feed tube to make a paste. Pack into a container, pour a film of olive oil on top, and close the lid.
• Yield: 1 cup

WHITE BEAN & ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• In a stockpot over medium-high heat, sauté onion in the olive oil until translucent (approx. 3-5 minutes).
• Add the pepper, artichoke hearts, garlic, salt, roasted red pepper, sage, and bay leaf. Stir for 1 minute.
• Add the vegetable broth and beans. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for five minutes or until the beans are heated through. In batches, transfer soup to a blender and puree until smooth, or use an immersion blender right in the pot.
• Add soup back to stockpot and stir in lemon juice. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste.

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES PROVENçALE

Steps:

• Using a small regular or swivel-bladed paring knife, peel the artichokes. Cut them into quarter-inch thick slices. There should be about three cups.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the artichoke slices. Cook, stirring and tossing in the oil, about two minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring and tossing, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Stir and cover. Cook about eight to 10 minutes and serve.

CREAM OF ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3 quart sauce pot add onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic salt, and bay leaves and saute over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often. Add stock and bring to boil; then lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Add artichoke hearts, sherry, and saffron to soup pot and continue simmering for 5 minutes.
• Now stir in the lemon juice, orange juice, and orange & lemon zest, simmer for another 5 minutes. Season to taste with black pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves, and take a hand held blender to the soup and puree till everything is blended.
• At serving time ladle soup into bowl and arrange 4 quartered marinated artichokes in the center of the bowl along with 1 heaping tsp of sour cream. Drizzle 1 tsp of the marinated artichoke oils over the soup and serve.

HEARTY CREAM OF ARTICHOKE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup of chicken stock to a boil over med-high heat in a saucepan.
• Add in artichokes; lower heat to med-low and simmer, uncovered, for 6-7 minutes.
• In another saucepan, melt the butter.
• Add in onion, celery, and garlic; stir/saute 5-6 minutes.
• Add in flour; stir until bubbly.
• Add in artichoke/stock mixture and stir 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
• Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender and process until chunky (may have to do this in batches) (also may use a stick blender).
• Return to saucepan; add in remaining stock, half-and-half, salt, and pepper; simmer 5-10 minutes or until flavors are blended.
• Ladle into individual soup bowls and float a lemon slice on top.
• Note: for a richer soup, reduce stock to 1 1/2 cups and increase half-and-half to 1 cup.