Greek•healthy
Cilantro and Parsley Soup
A delicious Greek style herb soup
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 2 garlic cloves (pressed)
- 3 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth for vegetarians)
- 1 teaspoon marjoram
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 bunch cilantro (coriander, chopped)
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- cayenne pepper for topping (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat a pot over medium heat.
- 2
Add butter, melt for a few seconds.
- 3
Add onions and garlic, mix.
- 4
Cook for 6-8 minutes, until onions are soft and have a light brown color.
- 5
Add chicken stock, marjoram, salt, pepper, and lemon zest, simmer for 20 minutes.
- 6
Add chopped cilantro and parsley and continue simmering for 10 minutes.
- 7
Use a hand blender to blend or pour soup into table blender and blend that way.
- 8
Once blended, make roux and add to soup (see video above).
- 9
Add Greek yogurt and simmer for 1 minute.*
- 10
Remove from heat, top with some cayenne pepper (optional) and serve!