This recipe reminds me of when I was really small and I would go to my Grandmothers friends house, Nana Puzio and she would make an Eastern European spread with all the trimmings. The taste of this soup reminded me of a pea soup she used to make but this one has completely different ingredients. It really is comforting cooking a pot of potatoes with a simple stock and some fresh green apples, with just ...
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Hungarian Spiced Apple & Potato Soup With Rosemary & Garlic Flatbread
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- 1 cup of Really Raw Cashews
- 2 tsp Coconut Sugar
- 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 green apples, cored and quartered
- 1 large brown onion, chopped
- 500ml vegetable stock
- 1 bulb of garlic
- 250g spelt flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- the juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 170-200ml warm-hot water
- Step 11.For the bread combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil and the water (enough to bring the mixture together into a ball) and turn out onto a floured surface.
- Step 22.Knead the dough for a few minutes and then stretch out onto a tray lined with baking paper.
- Step 33.Roughly chop a few cloves of garlic and push into the dough, sprinkling with the rosemary, a glug of olive oil and some sea salt. Bake in a 200°C oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Step 44.For the Cashew Aioli soak ½ cup of cashews for a few hours, drain and process with 2 cloves of garlic, the vinegar, lemon, pepper, salt and enough water to combine into a smooth paste.
- Step 55.For the soup, fry the onion, 4 cloves of garlic and nutmeg in a large pot with half the olive oil until tender and translucent.
- Step 66.Add the potato, coconut sugar and the remaining cashews and bring to the boil.
- Step 77. Add the apples, reduce to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
- Step 88.Using a stick blender, process the soup until smooth and creamy.
- Step 99.To serve, spoon a generous helping of the soup into a bowl, drizzle with the Cashew Aioli, some olive oil and a dash of smoked paprika. Serve with a few squares of the bread.
Can you use wholemeal spelt or even buckwheat flour with the same/similar results in the flatbread??
We haven't tried it but let us know if you do!