A blender is a device that effortlessly grinds ingredients. More powerful than a blender, it liquefies food and makes smooth, creamy soups. Here are 5 recipes that are easy to make on your favorite device.
It’s a must in the kitchen! Very easy to prepare, this healthy drink full of vitamins will appeal to young and old alike. Vegetable soup is quick and easy to prepare with a blender.
Ingredients for 4 people:
2 potatoes
2 carrots
2 leeks
1 onion
salt, pepper
olive oil
Provence grass
Preparation of vegetable soup:
Start by cleaning all the vegetables and then rinsing them with water. It is advisable to cut them into small pieces for faster cooking. Indeed, they need to be cooked before putting them in the blender. To do this, toast them for a few moments in a dutch oven with a little olive oil. Add pepper, salt, herbs de Provence and 2 liters of water. You can adjust the amount of water depending on the consistency of the soup. Calculate about 35 minutes of preparation, then mix everything until a uniform consistency is obtained.
If you like smooth, creamy soups, cauliflower velouté is probably made for you. There are several options for recipes, but the tastiest, without a doubt, is the one with pieces of bacon.
Ingredients for 8 people:
1 cauliflower
100 g of bacon
1 liter of milk
1 chicken or vegetable bouillon cube
Preparation of cauliflower soup:
Start by cutting the cauliflower, then rinse it under running water. Then put it in a pot with stock and milk. Cook for about thirty minutes on medium heat. Take a blender and insert all the ingredients into the device. Mix everything for a few minutes. Meanwhile, fry the lean bacon until golden brown and add it to 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 cucumber and red pepper. Cut everything into small cubes, then put all the ingredients in a blender and blend for a few minutes. When the soup becomes creamy, add the garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper directly to the bowl. Blend again until the texture is smooth. Keep in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before tasting.
For lovers of vegetables that go as well with both savory and sweet, let yourself be tempted by pumpkin soup. With a slight sweetness 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 and chop finely. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut into small pieces. In a large pot or Dutch oven, melt a knob of butter into which you will add the garlic and onion. When the latter becomes transparent, turn on the pumpkin and add 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 about vegetables. It may well be fruit-based. To prepare a sweet version, you only need fruit.
Ingredients for 6 people:
500 g of strawberries
500 ml of vanilla ice cream
1 bag of vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon of fresh cream
orange juice
mint leaves
Preparation of fruit soup:
First, squeeze the juice from the orange. Pour it into the device along with the other ingredients, i.e. strawberries, ice cream, vanilla sugar and fresh cream. Then mix the preparation. Done! For example, you can serve soup in small individual bowls decorated with mint leaves.
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