Sorrel dishes are the hit of the season

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Some of the plants that are in our summer cottages, we practically do not use. So, many underestimate sorrel, although it is very useful for our body. It can be used both fresh and frozen, adding to soups, salads, pie fillings. Sorrel dishes are rich in minerals and organic acids. So be sure to take the opportunity to replenish your supply of vitamins when this plant is in abundance in the garden or the nearest vegetable market.

Vitamin green cabbage soup

The most popular sorrel first courses are hot green cabbage soup and cold soups. First, let's reveal the secret of cooking cabbage soup. We will cook beef broth. To do this, the beef must be boiled, the meat is separated from the bone and cut into small pieces. Peel potatoes, cut into cubes and boil in broth. Then finely chop the sorrel and add it to the soup. Season the dish with s alt, any fresh herbs and, bringing toboil, turn off the heat. Serve cabbage soup with sour cream and half an egg.

Chilled soup with sorrel and sour cream dressing

Cold refreshing meals are good in summer. Therefore, it would be useful to learn how to cook cold sorrel soup. Cook vegetable broth from carrots, onions and spices. Grind 500 grams of sorrel and onion, add to the broth and cook for 10 minutes. Season with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and the same amount of sugar. Cook for 10 more minutes. In a separate bowl, mix 2 eggs and 150 grams of sour cream, carefully pour this mixture into the hot soup, boil for a few seconds to thicken the broth, s alt and remove from heat. Before serving, the soup should be cooled for 2-3 hours and served sprinkled with green onions, with a lemon wedge.

Chicken salad with herbs

If you are thinking about what to cook with sorrel for a snack, then here are two interesting options - a light salad and cottage cheese muffins. For the salad, boil the chicken breast and cut into cubes. Tear sorrel and herbs (romaine, spinach, mixed salad) with your hands, drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Fry some bacon until crispy. Mix chicken with herbs, fresh cucumber julienne and bacon. Serve with creamy tartar sauce or natural yogurt.

Curd Sorrel Muffins

Now let's make muffins for tea. Beat 300 grams of cottage cheese or rub through a sieve to make it more airy. Finely chop 100 grams of sorrel. Mix 2 eggs with a littlevegetable oil and grated cheese. Add 3 large spoons of flour and mix thoroughly. Combine the dough with cottage cheese, sorrel and a handful of pine nuts. Grease small muffin cups with vegetable oil and spoon into each batter, filling them 2/3 full. Bake at 180 degrees for about 25 minutes. This pastry is not only very tasty, but also he althy due to natural, vitamin-rich ingredients.

Other options for he althy meals

The listed sorrel dishes are far from all that can be cooked with this plant. Make a filling with it for your signature shortbread, yeast or even puff pastry pie. In the summer, cook dumplings not with potatoes, but with minced sorrel, grated cheese and a boiled egg. You can come up with your own use of this he althy and tasty plant. And do not forget to prepare by freezing a few green bunches for a long and cold winter, when it will be especially pleasant to cook sorrel dishes, remembering the warm, fruitful summer.