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- Katie Waldeck
- February 21, 2012
- 2:26 pm
- 54 comments
In my family, avgolemono soup is our go-to favorite for sick days. There’s nothing quite like a big bowl of lemony goodness to make the sniffles go away! Though avgolemono is a popular dish at Greek restaurants, they’re never quite the same as my family’s homemade version.
I’ve adapted this recipe for vegetarians — my meat-eating family uses chicken broth & a teaspoon of chicken broth powder in lieu of vegetable broth.
Avgolemono Soup
Ingredients:
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup water
- 1 egg
- juice of one whole fresh lemon
- 1 cup uncooked small grain rice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
1. Bring vegetable broth and water to boil in a 3 quart pot.
2. Add rice. Cook on low 20 minutes.
3. Put 1 egg in blender and blend.
4. Add only one cup of HOT broth only into blended egg in blender, but do this with only a quarter cup at a time. Re-blend after each quarter cup. This is so the egg doesn’t curdle.
5. Pour egg/broth mixture into the rest of the soup.
6. Stir in lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste if desired. Serve with lemon slices.
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Katie Waldeck
Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Yummmmmmmmm
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What a lovely idea this is, and have to say thank you to joanna e. for her delicious sounding contribution.
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I've had Avgolemono at many restaurants, in Greece, and never had it with a veggie broth base. Always chicken. There is another version, with fish - Psarisopa - that is good, too.
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