Wholesome Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Soup with Herb Dumplings Recipes from The Kitchn

The dish I'm about to share is really two recipes in one heavenly together but also good building blocks for many other meals this fall and winter. First up is a creamy, yet dairy-free, soup with roasted fall vegetables like butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, and parsnips. Then come the dumplings.

Roasting the vegetables amplifies and deepens their flavors. Pureed with vegetable stock, they form a velvety, comforting soup. Use the combination of produce I suggest below, or mix things up according to what you have on hand. Even without the dumplings, the soup makes a lovely lunch or dinner.

However, I do very much recommend the dumplings, which bring another dimension of texture and herby flavor to the soup. And then, consider adding these dumplings to other soups, as well, perhaps trying another combination of herbs or making them bigger or smaller (simply adjust the simmering time as necessary).

Roasted Vegetable Soup with Herb Dumplings

Serves 6

For the soup:
1/2 butternut squash
3 carrots
2 parsnips
1 sweet potato
2 leeks, white and light green parts only
1 yellow onion
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Chile powder (optional)
6 cups vegetable stock
1 bay leaf

For the dumplings:
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon finely chopped marjoram
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped thyme
1/2 cup milk

Chopped parsley, for garnish

Preheat oven to 400F.

Peel and chop the butternut squash, carrots, parsnips, and sweet potato into 1-inch chunks. Cut the leeks into chunks. Peel and quarter the onion. Leave the garlic cloves unpeeled. Toss with enough olive oil to coat, plus a generous pinch of salt and pepper and a pinch of chile powder, if desired. Spread the vegetables evenly on two baking sheets. Roast until tender, 30-40 minutes. Squeeze the soft, roasted garlic from the skins.

Working in batches, puree the vegetables in a blender, adding vegetable stock as necessary to achieve a smooth consistency. Transfer the puree to a large pot along with the remaining vegetable stock and the bay leaf. Season to taste and simmer for at least 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the dumplings. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the butter and rub with your fingers or a fork until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in the herbs. Add the milk and stir until combined.

Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough into the simmering soup. Cover the pot and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the dumplings are cooked through.

To serve, ladle soup and dumplings into bowls and garnish with chopped parsley.

Related: Basic Recipe: Roasted Vegetable Stock

(Images: Emily Ho)

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How Do I Make a New Zealand-Style Roasted Vegetable Frittata? Good Questions

Q: While traveling through New Zealand, I discovered roasted vegetable frittatas, which are quite different from the North American version of frittatas: about 2-3" thick, simultaneously eggy and creamy rather than spongy, and loaded with roasted veggies.

They are almost like a thick slice of egg-and-veg cake and I haven't been able to find a good recipe for them. Can you share one?

Sent by Jenn

Editor: Jenn, we have a hunch that it might not be the recipe that made roasted vegetable frittatas so different in New Zealand, but the quality and type of dairy used. We've heard that the dairy products in Australia and New Zealand are much richer (and more delicious!) than those found in the United States.

If none of our readers familiar with New Zealand cuisine are able to help out, you might also try this recipe from an Australia-based blog that we featured, which layers roasted vegetables with eggy crepes.

Get the recipe: Roasted Vegetable Crepe Cake at The Three Cheeses

Readers, do you have any recommendations or recipes for making a New Zealand-style frittata?

Next question?

Related: How to Make a Foolproof Quiche

(Image: Emma Christensen)

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