Italian Style Rice Soup with Winter Vegetables

A rustic bowl brimming with Italy’s heart—garden vegetables and tender rice dance in a warm embrace, kissed by a sweet balsamic drizzle that lingers like an autumn sunset. The ultimate in comfort food, this is a hug in a bowl, a copious drizzle of Kritiko balsamic lets the flavours shine.

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The Olive Oil and Balsamic drizzle garnish make all the difference to the flavour profile

Whether it is dinner alone or for a crowd, this will always satisfy, a hug in a bowl, true comfort food at its finest…

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Italian Style Rice Soup

Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 60 MinTotal time: 1 H & 20 M

A rustic bowl brimming with Italy’s heart—garden vegetables and tender rice dance in a warm embrace, kissed by a sweet balsamic drizzle that lingers like an autumn sunset. The ultimate in comfort food, this is a hug in a bowl, a copious drizzle of Kritiko balsamic lets the flavours shine.

Ingredients

• 3tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Leek, finely sliced
• 1 Potato, cut into chunks
• 2 Celery stalks, sliced
• 1 Carrot, cut into pieces
• 200g Kale, ribs removed and shredded
• 10-12 Cherry Tomatoes
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• 100g Broad Beans, frozen & defrosted
• 100g Arborio Rice
• 10g Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped
• 2 Litres Hot Vegetable Stock
• ½ tsp Yeast Extract
• Sea salt & Black Pepper
• Kritiko Balsamic & Parmesan to serve

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan and add the leek, celery, garlic cloves and carrot with a pinch of salt and sweat for 10-12 minutes or until soft and sweet. Add the potato, kale and tomatoes and cook 1-2 minutes more. Add the hot stock and yeast extract and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes then add the rice. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until al dente. Add the broad beans and stir through with the parsley, some salt and cracked black pepper.
2. Remove from the heat and taste, adjust the seasoning to your liking then remove the whole garlic cloves. Ladle into 4 bowls and d drizzle over olive oil, Kritiko balsamic and grated parmesan.

https://gourmetglow.co.uk/recipes/italian-style-rice-soup

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