Hearty Onion Soup
A vegetarian version of the traditional French favourite, this delicious soup is hearty and utterly decadent with its cap of melted cheese.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 318 |
| pro | 19 g |
| total fat | 16 g |
| sat. fat | 6 g |
| carb | 25 g |
| fibre | 3 g |
| chol | 31 mg |
| sodium | 1.536 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 31% |
| iron | 14% |
| vit A | 100% |
| vit C | 8% |
| folate | 13% |
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1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
3 onions, thinly sliced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp (1 mL) granulated sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme or parsley
6 cups (1.5 mL) vegetable stock
2 tsp (10 mL) wine vinegar
1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper
2 cups (500 mL) croutons
1 cup (250 mL) shredded Gruyère cheese
Preparation:
In saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook onions, carrots and sugar, stirring often, until onions are golden, about 15 minutes. Add garlic and thyme; cook for 3 minutes. Add stock; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer for 10 minutes. Add vinegar, salt and pepper.
Place 4 ovenproof soup bowls on baking sheet. Ladle soup into bowls; sprinkle with croutons then cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2 minutes.
Additional Information
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: March 2006
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