Romanian loboda soup for fasting

Name: Romanian loboda soup for fasting
Ingredients: 3 bunches loboda (600 g); 1 medium onion (150 g); 1 medium carrot (80 g); 1 tablespoon oil; 1 tablespoon water; 2000 ml water; 1 teaspoon herb-seasoned sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper; 1 tablespoon dehydrated vegetables; 15 ml lemon juice; 15 g fresh lovage

Soups - Romanian loboda soup for fasting by Zaharia P. - Recipia

Romanian loboda soup for fasting is a tangy sour soup made with orache. Herb-seasoned sea salt gives it its distinctive flavor as it simmers with onion and carrot in 2 liters of water. The leaves soften after five minutes in the pot. I choose bunches with small leaves, which are easy to strip from the stems. Prep: 15 minutes. Cook: 25-30 minutes. Total time: 40-45 minutes. Servings: 4. About 85 kcal and 4 g protein per serving.

Ingredients

3 bunches loboda (600 g)
1 medium onion (150 g)
1 medium carrot (80 g)
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon water
2000 ml water
1 teaspoon herb-seasoned sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon dehydrated vegetables
15 ml lemon juice
15 g fresh lovage

Preparation

1. Wash the loboda in cold water, remove the stems and chop the leaves finely. Chop the onion and grate the carrot. 2. Put the onion and carrot in a pot with 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of water. Sauté for 5 minutes, until softened. 3. Pour in 2000 ml of water, then add 1 teaspoon of herb-seasoned sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and the dehydrated vegetables. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the carrot is tender. 4. Add the loboda and lemon juice. Simmer for another 5 minutes, then serve the soup with freshly chopped lovage.

Notes

If you don’t have a lemon, replace the 15 ml of juice with 15 ml of wine vinegar. Serve the soup with bread while it’s still hot. Choose loboda with young leaves, which are easy to cut; thick stems can remain fibrous after cooking. Dehydrated vegetables may already contain salt, so I taste the soup before adding any more. Keep it covered in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days.