These two easy-to-prep soup garnishes will complement any soup.
Sometimes soup can be really delicious, yet, really unappealing looking, even ugly, if you will.
Like, this delicious cream of chicken soup by Zehava Krohn here. It’s is really delicious, but the presentation can use some help.
Here are two ideas on how to take soup to the next level:
The Parsley Garlic Bread on a Skewer
I love this soup garnish because besides for adding a wow element, it’s delicious in its own right. This pairs really well with any blended soup.
Parsley Garlic Bread on a Skewer
Ingredients
You will need:
- Long wood skewers (make sure they are long enough to rest on both extremities of the soup bowl)
- 4 mini baguettes (I like to use the par baked ones, and bake them fresh, as needed)
- 4 cubes frozen chopped parsley
- 2-3 cubes frozen minced garlic
- About 4 tablespoons olive oil
- Dash of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400⁰F.
- Cut the mini baguettes lengthwise. One at the time, and making sure to stay centered, thread a skewer through the baguette (see image). The more you center the skewer the better the chances of the baguette laying flat on the soup. Place prepared baguettes on a baking sheet.
- Mix parsley, garlic, olive oil and salt in a small bowl. With a spoon, divide this mixture between the 8 baguette halves. Make sure to spread the mixture all over the bread. Bake for 10-15 minutes until browned a bit at the edges and fragrant.
Notes
Note: To prepare in advance, prepare the baguette halves but underbake them by a few minutes. Freeze them until ready to use. Before serving: thaw completely and then rewarm them well until crispy and fragrant once again.
The Elegant Soup Stick
Elegant Soup Stick
Ingredients
You will need:
- Large wheat wraps (each wrap will give you 3 soup sticks)
- Garnishes of your choice like: thinly sliced radishes, julienned vegetables, chopped chives, herbs, sliced peppers, thinly sliced cucumbers, pretty colored cherry tomatoes….
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350⁰F.
- Using a sharp knife, cut out 3 long sticks (about 1 ¼ inch wide) at the center of each wrap. Cut out as many as you need.
- Spray the sticks with cooking spray and bake for about 8 minutes, or until browned and cracker-like. You can prepare these in advance and either freeze or store in an airtight container.
- When plating, place one cracker on each bowl and top with garnish of your choice.
Find the Cream of Chicken recipe here.
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