Middle Eastern Tomato Soup Recipe - Cooking Index
Be sure to use bulgur, not uncooked cracked wheat, to make this easy soup, since bulgur cooks relatively quickly. Mixed greens and toasted pita bread make natural accompaniments.
Courses: Soup1 tablespoon | 15ml | Olive oil |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Zucchini - juilenned (small) |
1/2 cup | 118ml | Bulgur |
4 cups | 948ml | Canned reduced-sodium chicken broth |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Dried mint - crumbled |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Ripe tomatoes - (abt 1 lb) - skinned, chopped (large) |
= (or 16-oz can chopped tomatoes, drained) | ||
1 | Green onion - julienned | |
2 | Pita breads - toasted, and | |
Cut into 6 triangles each |
In a medium-size saucepan, heat oil over moderate heat. Add zucchini and saute for 2 minutes. Add bulgur and stir to coat with oil. Add broth and mint; bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir chopped tomatoes into the bulgur mixture. Cover the pan and simmer the mixture 5 more minutes. Serve the soup garnished with onion, and with toasted pita triangles on the side.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Per Serving: 238 calories; 9g protein; 40g carbohydrates; 5g fat; 2mg cholesterol; 792mg sodium.
Source:
Jacqueline E. Knight
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