Italian Garden Veggie Soup
with Kale, Pearled Couscous & Garlic Bread
No matter the weather, it’s tough not to crave a big bowl of soup (i.e. the culinary equivalent of a bear hug). Enter this hearty, soul-warming veggie rendition. It’s chock full of goodness—that is to say carrots, onion, diced tomatoes, a bevvy of Italian herbs and spices, chewy couscous, and tender kale. And because no good brothy bowl is complete without some dough for dunking, we’re also throwing in a side of toasty, buttery garlic bread. Soup’s on!
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
1 unit
Yellow Onion
1 clove
Garlic
1 tablespoon
Italian Seasoning
3 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains Milk)
6 ounce
Carrots
4 ounce
Kale
13.76 ounce
Crushed Tomatoes
½ cup
Israeli Couscous
(Contains Wheat)
1 unit
Demi-Baguette
(Contains Soy, Wheat)
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Olive Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains Milk)
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Wash and dry all produce. • Halve, peel, and dice onion. Trim, peel, and cut carrots into ¼-inch-thick rounds. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Remove and discard any large stems from kale.
• Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrots; season with salt and pepper. • Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are lightly browned and slightly softened, 4-6 minutes.
• Stir Italian Seasoning and garlic into pot with veggies. Cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add crushed tomatoes, stock concentrates, 3 cups water, and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until carrots are just softened, 5-7 minutes. • 4 SERVINGS: Use 6 cups water.
• Once carrots are just softened, stir in couscous and kale. Cook until couscous is tender and kale has wilted, 8-10 minutes. Taste and season generously with salt and pepper.
• While soup cooks, halve baguette. • Place 2 TBSP butter in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave until just softened, 10-15 seconds. Stir in half the garlic powder (use the rest as you like) and season with salt and pepper. • Toast baguette halves, then spread cut sides with garlic butter. Halve each piece on a diagonal. • 4 SERVINGS: Use 4 TBSP butter and all the garlic powder.
• Divide soup between bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan and a pinch of chili flakes to taste. Serve with garlic bread on the side.
