Sweetheart soup is a wonderful soup to make with a wide range of year round vegetables, and is perfect for lunch 30 mins 4 Easy Ingredients Extra virgin olive oil (approx. 1tbsp) 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped 1 carrot, trimmed and finely chopped 1 stick of celery, trimmed and finely chopped 1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped 3 slices of streaky bacon or pancetta, sliced into small cubes 1 Sweetheart cabbage, trimmed and finely chopped (approx. 900g) 1 tbsp fresh sage leaves, finely chopped 1 litre of vegetable stock Sea salt and pepper Fresh shavings of Parmiggiano Reggiano Method To make the Sweetheart Soup Heat some olive oil in a heavy soup pot, and add the finely chopped shallots, carrot, celery, garlic and bacon. Mix the vegetables well, and season with salt and pepper. Sweat the vegetables until soft, adding a little water to help create steam. Make sure the vegetables do not crisp and burn by adding a little additional water, and stirring When the vegetables are soft, add the cabbage slices and the sage. Mix well. Add the stock, bring the soup to the boil and then lower the heat. Within five minutes the soup will be ready Pour the Sweetheart soup into warm serving bowls and then sprinkle fresh Parmiggiano reggiano shavings on top. www.lovecelery.co.uk About The AuthorYorkshire Food & Drink Yorkshire's only dedicated food and drink website from Yorkshire Post Newspapers and its sister titles in the region. Showcasing everything Yorkshire has to offer from the fruits of the sea to the fields of the moors and beyond. It includes unbiased restaurant reviews by renowned food critics, recipes and 'how to' videos from some of Yorkshire's finest chefs and latest food and drink news and blogs from around our amazing county. And you can have your say either on the site or via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Let us know what you think comments
