{"id":13549,"date":"2015-02-10T13:06:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T19:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=13549"},"modified":"2015-02-10T13:06:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T19:06:18","slug":"olive-soup-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=13549","title":{"rendered":"Olive Soup Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Olive Soup Recipe<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Traveling in Eastern Europe, I became quite a fan of hearty soups, especially in Poland, where my one of my favorites became \u201cDill Pickle Soup.\u201d I was thinking about it the other day, and thought, \u201chey, why not, olive soup?\u201d So I gave it a try and it&#8217;s wonderful.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Ingredients <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>1 T <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatolives.com\/buy-gourmet-olives\/index.php?route=product\/category&amp;path=39_57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penna Crema Verde<\/a> Olive Spread<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>2 T <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatolives.com\/buy-gourmet-olives\/index.php?route=product\/category&amp;path=39_57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penna Crema Negra<\/a> Olive Spread<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>6 T\u00a0EVOO<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>1 C pitted, unstuffed, diced, \u00a0chopped olives (I used home brine cured fresh Penna greens)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>\u00bd medium onion diced<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>2 cloves garlic, crushed<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>1 Qt chicken stock<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>1 C heavy cream<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>6 T flour<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #636363;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Seasonings to taste, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13551\" style=\"width: 207px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150210_092424.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13551\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150210_092424-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"Olive Soup Recipe\" width=\"207\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sweating veggies<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Make a roux with 6 T flour and 3 T oil, cooked and stirred until it&#8217;s a dark paste.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Soak your diced olives in water for an hour to remove some of the salt, if desired.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Add 3 T oil, garlic, onion, and 2\/3rds of the olives to a skillet, saute while stirring until the onions are sweated.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Take the skillet contents, along with 1 C of stock and puree in your food processor.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Place mix with balance of stock in sauce pan, simmer for 15 minutes, add cream.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13550\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150210_092326.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13550\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150210_092326-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Olive Soup Recipe\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting a Roux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Continue to simmer while adding the roux, stirring constantly until the soup thickens.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Add seasoning to taste, and garnish with remaining chopped olives.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>(OK, garnishing with chopped olives didn&#8217;t work \u2013 they sunk!) \u00a0This is a delicious soup on its own, but it might also be great if you use it as a base, adding rough chopped vegetables or salad shrimp!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #636363;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Dig in!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13552\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150210_122925.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13552\" src=\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/20150210_122925-1024x889.jpg\" alt=\"Olive Soup Recipe\" width=\"405\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Soup!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olive Soup Recipe Traveling in Eastern Europe, I became quite a fan of hearty soups, especially in Poland, where my one of my favorites became \u201cDill Pickle Soup.\u201d I was thinking about it the other day, and thought, \u201chey, why not, olive soup?\u201d So I gave it a try and it&#8217;s wonderful. 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