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Cream of Cabbage Soup with Crispy Bacon Bits & Petite Crunchy Croutons

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Cabbage is not commonly associated with cream soups. In this post, I will teach you how to transform this cruciferous vegetable into a silky, tasty bisque-like soup. When you try this recipe for Cream of Cabbage Soup with Crispy Bacon & Petite Croutons, you will find yourself serving it for special occasions. The gluten-free soup base is thickened with potato rather than a roux, which makes it a quick and easy dish that is ready in approximately 30 minutes.

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Cream of Cabbage Soup with Crispy Bacon Bits and Petite Crunchy Croutons

Nutritionally, the lowly cabbage is a superfood that is low in calories and packs a powerhouse of nutrition and health benefits. Cruciferous vegetables tend to be high in Vitamin A (plays an important role in bone growth and maintaining the immune system), Vitamin C (which we all know protects our immune system, and benefits eye and skin health) and Vitamin K (regulates normal blood clotting, helpful for bone health by assisting the transport of calcium through the body), as well as being high in dietary fibre, linked to improved heart health, increased weight loss and a reduction in inflammation. After understanding all of the nutritional benefits of cabbage, you need to try this easy-to-make and flavourful soup. You will not be disappointed!

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How to Make the Ultimate Classic Coleslaw

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I have such fond memories of this particular salad from my days as a chef trainee at a prestigious country club. My first months of employment began in Garde Manger – in the cold foods area of a busy kitchen where sandwiches, salads, fruit trays, salad dressing, desserts and so much more was prepared.  Everything was made fresh from scratch on a daily basis. One of my jobs was making coleslaw (hand-cut) for lunch service as well as ensuring a fresh batch was made for the evening service. With any training came the mentorship of the Garde Manger supervisor whose job it was to acknowledge a job well done as well as critiquing work that needed refinement or improvement. It had been a particularly gruelling week, and when I came in the next day, I was met with a sombre greeting from my supervisor. He told me that there was a problem with my coleslaw. I was prepared for the worst and at the same time, devastated that I might not have met expectations in an environment that required precision. He just broke into a smile, “It was too good! We had to make more in the middle of service!” Since that day, I have described this salad as “The Ultimate Classic Coleslaw.”

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Cabbage Roll Soup

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You may or may not know that this is National Soup Month and given the weather we have been experiencing, it can be a very welcome emphasis in our meal planning.  This is Anna Olson’s recipe from The Soup Sisters Family Cookbook.  Anna comments that making this hearty Cabbage Roll Soup is so much easier than making traditional cabbage rolls and it is every bit as tasty. Chunky soups such as this are always more delicious the second day. This soup also freezes very well.

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My Inspiration of the Day : The Savoy Cabbage

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How could I resist it?  It was just sitting there in all its beauty, beckoning me to create a culinary masterpiece.  I felt that my favourite green grocer had created this display to entice just me – it worked!  It was a magnet.  Would you be able to pass this gorgeous vegetable by without admiring its beauty?  I could not.  My prize was a Savoy Cabbage.

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Market Inspiration: Savoy Cabbage 

I watched that morning how passersby did not even give this gorgeous display a second look.  Perhaps they did not know what to do with it;  perhaps they were far too busy to consider its use; and perhaps, they were stuck in a cooking rut that would not allow them to consider this prize.

My mind was spinning with possibilities – how would I use it to its best advantage? How could I show off its bounty? Who could I share it with?

The grand total of this beauty was $1!  How could something so beautiful be so reasonably priced? I had to have it.  I brought it home with great care and proudly admired it on my kitchen counter for the remainder of the afternoon.

For those of you that have never tried this variety of cabbage, you are missing out on a very mild flavoured vegetable that is as versatile as it is delicious.  Its uses are many, from salads, soups, side dishes such as shredded savoy cabbage with leeks and pine nuts, or sautéed with butter, salt and pepper. This beautiful cabbage was destined to be included in my gluten-free repertoire – a stuffed cabbage, but not just any stuffed cabbage.

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