Recipes

Italian Root Vegetable Soup with Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 T. olive oil
• 2 sweet or hot Italian sausages (pork or chicken), casings removed or Vegan Italian sausage
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 14-oz can diced tomatoes
• 3-4 c. chicken stock or water
• 2 lbs. root vegetables, peeled if needed, and diced
• 2-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. fennel seeds
• 1- 1 1/2 tsp. salt (less if you're using commercial chicken stock)
• OPTION: 2 T. tomato paste

Directions

1. Warm the olive oil in a soup pot. Crumble the sausage in and saute over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. (For vegan sausage: skip that step. Just add crumbled vegan sausage to soup 5 minutes before serving.) Add the onion and celery and continue cooking another 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock or water, root vegetables, garlic, basil, oregano, fennel, salt and tomato paste, if using. Bring to boil, then simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the vegetables are very tender. Makes 4 servings

Serving Suggestions

Serve with a rustic bread and salad. Note: The Wedge's meat department custom makes a wide variety of sausages, including pork and chicken Italian sausage.