Actually, this was created as a leftover recipe and I must say it turned out really well, primarily because I love to reuse leftover food and secondly because of its “healthy” nature, making it very wholesome and genuine.
To give you a bit more information, I can tell you that a day ago I prepared a vegetable couscous and after plating it, I found myself with a nice amount of leftover cooked vegetables, so I decided to store them in the fridge to use them later for something else.
In the meantime, thanks to a suggestion from my wife, I thought of creating a fantastic pasta soup simply by blending the vegetables and cooking the pasta in them. The result was really excellent, an enveloping taste and above all a pleasant warm dish that is always welcome during winter!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Affordable
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients
For the pasta soup with vegetables
- 2 medium potatoes
- 1/2 round black eggplant
- 1 carrot
- 1 zucchini
- 1/2 onion
- as needed cauliflower florets
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- 1 quart water
- as needed turmeric powder
- as needed garlic powder
- as needed sage
- as needed salt
- 7 oz short pasta
Tools
- Pot
Steps
Although this is a leftover recipe, it can naturally be recreated from scratch by following these steps.
To start, peel the potatoes and then cut them into irregular pieces, continue by cutting the eggplant in the same way into irregular pieces
Next, cut the carrot, zucchini, and onion into coarse pieces
At this point, heat the oil in a pot and add all the chopped vegetables and cauliflower florets (frozen ones are fine too)
Then add the water and turmeric along with the garlic powder, sage, and salt, then mix everything and cook over medium heat with the lid on for about 40 minutes
Once cooked, transfer the vegetables to a food processor and blend at high speed until you get a cream (you can also use an immersion blender)
Finally, return the puree to the pot and turn the heat back on, wait for it to boil and add the pasta, allowing it to cook fully for the required time
To finish, serve the soup in a bowl or deep plate and garnish with grated cheese, raw oil, and a sprinkle of pepper
Tip!
If during cooking you notice that the cream is too thick, add water while cooking the pasta to achieve the density you prefer.
