Light and Healthy Cabbage Soup

[layers_of_eli]

This cabbage soup is simple, warming, and delicious. It's got a slight kick due to red pepper flakes. Throw your leftover Thanksgiving turkey or anything else you love in it to make it your own, but I love it just the way it is.

Comments

[edgeofthewoods]

Looks delish! I've been craving veggie soup, so may have to give this a try this weekend.

[layers_of_eli]

Thanks! Hope you love it :)

[full_metal_ox]

The temperature in southwestern Ohio is slated to drop through the floor tonight, just in time to glaze over a wintry mix--and darned if I don't happen to have most of the necessary ingredients ready to hand; your soup is an increasingly appealing idea.

(A related observation/rant: at the moment, kale seems to be the trendy must-have superfood all the cool kids are eating--but that's no reason to neglect its sister crucifers; I personally find collards and turnip greens tastier, and plain old cabbage packs in some of the most nutrients per penny out there.)

[layers_of_eli]

I'm with ya! I'm actually totally not a kale fan, but I do love me some cabbage :) Hope you enjoy some warm soup!

[full_metal_ox]

I did. (Since you seem interested in the memetic mutations, mine wound up with a Nappa cabbage base and a goodly dose of sliced fresh jalapeno.)

[layers_of_eli]

Yum! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Love the jalapeno addition!

[brother_dour]

This looks like something I would enjoy very much- especially now that another cold front blew through and it is a toe-numbing 50 degrees down here in Texas now ;)

[layers_of_eli]

Thanks :) I hope you'll make and enjoy it! It makes such a huge pot that I eat it all week. Perfect for the cold!

[brother_dour]

I was thinking of omitting the fennel and adding in some Italian sausage, though, because fennel is kinda pricey in my area and because I do like meat in my meals. What do you think?

[layers_of_eli]

Oh, in my recipe, the fennel never ends up in the actual soup -- It's just in the pre-boiling step with the ginger. Boiling the cabbage with ginger and fennel seed first is said to help the cabbage be easier on the digestive system. But then the cabbage is drained and rinsed.

I think Italian sausage sounds yummy in the final soup anyway, though!

[rachelpage]

Perfect for a cold day like today!