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    Green Sorrel Soup Recipe

    April 15, 2018 by Helene Dsouza 9 Comments

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    Creamy sorrel soup made from scratch with fresh sorrel leaves from the garden. You can get store-bought sorrel to make this wonderfully flavorful and antioxidant-rich soup!
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    2 servings
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    Healthy Sorrel Soup Recipe

    Sorrel Soup is prepared with fresh Sorrel Leaves and natural seasoning, making this a super wholesome and delicious homemade soup!

    Healthy Sorrel Soup Recipe
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    I like to serve my freshly prepared creamy sorrel soup with croutons to add some crunch to my meal.

    The Sorrel soup recipe is further below.

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    • What is Sorrel?
    • How to use Sorrel?
    • Sorrel Foraging
    • How to grow Sorrel?
    • Ingredients to make Sorrel Soup
    • How to store fresh sorrel leaves?
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    What is Sorrel?

    Sorrel has been left behind in the staple food revolution, which is a pity since it has a unique light strawberry sour flavor.

    Sorrel is one of those leafy greens resembling chard and spinach.Sorrel tastes sour but refreshing, its leaves are juicy and deep green.

    There is also a red sorrel variety with red veins.

    Even though it isn't used as commonly as the latter, in the world and cultural regional cuisine it has its traditional place.

    Sorrel grows even wild in Central Europe and you can recognize it on the red unusual looking tiny flowers.

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    How to use Sorrel?

    Usually, the sorrel plant leaves should be eaten cooked and not raw (even though it is widely consumed raw too) because the leaves contain some amount of oxalic acid, which promotes the development of kidney- and bladder stones.

    Children are mostly known to get oxalic poisoning.

    Besides that, cattle, such as sheep, tend to be very sensible and shouldn't consume sorrel leaves.

    Cows are smart and typically eat only a small amount of sorrel in the day.

    You can see that when a number of wild sorrels is left untouched by the grazing cows on the fields.

    Sorrel Foraging

    When you intend to collect the leaves in nature, see that you pick up neat fresh leaves without holes and choose a place where no chemical fertilization was used.

    We grow our Sorrel plant in the Garden next to Carrot and co., so maybe you should consider getting your own plant in the future!

    I am not aware of any supermarkets selling sorrel, so otherwise, you will have to go hunting in your natural environment.

    As mentioned above Sorrel is mostly used like spinach and chard or even instead of the two other leave types, and since I am not that much of a spinach fan, sorrel is my all time favorite green leave plant.

    This is my favorite Sorrel recipe and one of my favorite inexpensive soups.

    Healthy Sorrel Soup Recipe

    How to grow Sorrel?

    Usually, what people do to start growing sorrel in their garden is to take a piece of a root from a friend's garden or from the wild and plant it into their patch of mud.

    I haven't met anybody who has grown sorrel from leaves, but that should work as well if you get seeds.

    Sorrel is considered a weed, same as nettles and dandelions, so it's rare to find organic packaged seeds in the store.

    You can get heirloom sorrel seed varieties, Although these weeds/herbs are rather useful in food preparation!

    Ingredients to make Sorrel Soup

    To make the Sorrel Soup, you will need a few vegetables besides the fresh Sorrel leaves to add texture, flavor and to enrich the soup with nutrients.

    You will need the following plant-based ingredient to make the sorrel soup:  fresh sorrel leaves, potato, carrot, onion, garlic, celery root and leek.

    For the cooking fat, you can use butter or olive oil.

    I, personally, love the sorrel soup with butter.

    The following seasoning enhances the sorrel soup in terms of flavor: Black Pepper, Salt, Nutmeg, and Turmeric powder.

    The turmeric is optional, but it does suit the sorrel flavor and besides, turmeric is a very useful ingredient, and we should try to incorporate it into our food preparation whenever possible.

    I also add cream to the soup to make the sorrel soup recipe creamy and a bit heavier, and I do use some more as a garnish.

    It's completely optional if you want to add the cream.

    We always prepare croûtons to make this sorrel soup all the more special and sprinkle them over the soup just before serving the soup hot.

    Healthy Sorrel Soup Recipe

    How to store fresh sorrel leaves?

    You can place the fresh clean sorrel leaves into vacuum ziplock bags and store them in the freezer for a few months.

    Make smaller batches so that you can take them out and defrost the leaves easily.

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    Healthy Sorrel Soup Recipe

    Green Sorrel Soup Recipe

    Creamy sorrel soup made from scratch with fresh sorrel leaves from the garden. You can get store-bought sorrel to make this wonderfully flavorful and antioxidant-rich soup!
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    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: Austrian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Calories: 381kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    For the Soup:

    • 2.1 Ounces Sorrel Leaves about 1 bunch
    • 1 Medium Onion
    • 2 Large Garlic Cloves
    • 1 Medium Potato
    • 1 Carrot
    • 1.7 Ounces Celery Root
    • 0.7 Ounces Leek
    • 1 Tablespoon Butter or Olive Oil
    • ½ Cup Cream
    • 2 ½ Cups Water
    • ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
    • Pinch Nutmeg grated
    • ½ Teaspoon Turmeric Ground optional
    • To Taste Salt

    To Garnish:

    • Cream table cream or half and half
    • Croûtons
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • Rinse the fresh Sorrel leaves and other vegetables.
    • Slice the Onion and chop the Garlic. Peel the Potato, Carrot, Leek and Celery
    • Dice the Potato, slice the Carrot and Celery.
    • Cut the leek into fine strips.
    • Cut the Sorrel into fine strips too as shown.
    • Add the Butter to the pan and fry the Onions translucent and continue to add the Garlic. Fry for 3 min on medium heat.
    • Throw in the other Veggies, Carrot, Potato, Celery, and Leek, mix and fry for a minute. Now add the cut sorrel leaves and stir-fry for 2-3 min on medium to slow heat. The Sorrel will lose some of its green colors and turn brown, that's perfectly normal!

    • Season the Veg mix with Salt, Pepper, Nutmeg, and Turmeric.
    • Pour in the liquids, water, and the cream, and mix it well, Cook for 2 min on low heat.
    • Blend the soup smooth and bring it back to the heat for 5 min.
    • Serve, garnished with Cream and Croutons.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Green Sorrel Soup Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (472 g)
    Calories 381 Calories from Fat 252
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 28g43%
    Saturated Fat 17g85%
    Cholesterol 96mg32%
    Sodium 150mg6%
    Potassium 752mg21%
    Carbohydrates 28g9%
    Fiber 5g20%
    Sugar 4g4%
    Protein 6g12%
    Vitamin A 7025IU141%
    Vitamin C 36.4mg44%
    Calcium 124mg12%
    Iron 5mg28%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Eva Taylor says

      April 16, 2018 at 7:14 pm

      The Hungarians love sorrel and eat it mainly as a creamy stew. As a child, it was not one of my favourites but my dear mother loved it, my dad, not so much, so we only had it when my dad had to work over dinner. This looks like a beautiful, creamy soup, perfect for the horrible spring we've been enduring, snow yesterday and today has been constant freezing rain.

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    2. Zoe says

      July 23, 2012 at 10:44 pm

      Wow! My grandma and I used to make sorrel soup all the time <3 ,I saw this and thought immediately of her and my memories of spending time in the kitchen together. Saving it ,will be looking forward to making it soon.

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      • Helene says

        July 24, 2012 at 5:59 pm

        Hi Zoe!

        Hey cool! how did u cook your sorrel soup with your grandma? Love recipes which are associated to wonderful memories. =)

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    3. Cass @foodmyfriend says

      July 03, 2012 at 5:50 am

      Sorrel could be swapped for another leafy green? I don't think I can get it here. Looks very yummy. Perfect for the Winter I am currently stuck in!

      Reply
      • Helene says

        July 03, 2012 at 4:20 pm

        Hi Cass!

        ahh that's a pity if you can't get it there. You might want to use spinach instead, that comes the closest to sorrel.

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    4. Helene says

      July 01, 2012 at 12:31 pm

      Hi Libby!

      Nevertheless, maybe sorrel grows anyway in the southern hemispehere. Who knows, you might come across it one fine day and then when you expect it the least!

      Reply
    5. Charles says

      July 01, 2012 at 5:42 am

      I had no idea Sorrel contained oxalic acid. I only managed to find it once... it's not that common, and just used it in a salad, raw. I'll remember to cook it next time, but I'd never even heard of it so it's nice to see a recipe using it. Got any others too?

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      • Helene says

        July 01, 2012 at 12:29 pm

        If you intend to use it in a Salad, I would suggest to blanch the leaves first to go sure, but as mentioned many people consume it anyway raw. It's good to be aware at least, right? 😉

        Other recipes... yes, in fact I was working on a Indian bhaji form of the veggie, though the recipe isn,t perfect yet, so I ll only post it once the flavors are well matching and once the taste experience is spectacular!

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    6. yummychunklet says

      July 01, 2012 at 5:13 am

      Looks like a great summer soup!

      Reply

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