This recipe was inspired by the Rosh Hashanah siman of apples and honey, but would be delicious any time during the Fall season.
This one has no added sugar, with just a hint of sweetness from the apples. It’s similar in flavor and texture to a deliciously thick, savory, earthy, root vegetable soup.
You can use vegetable broth in place of chicken broth if you want to make it vegetarian; and you can thin it out to a consistency of your liking by adding more broth and blending it longer.
Finish it off with a drizzle of honey or olive oil and garnish with a few thin raw Granny Smith apple slices for a fresh, crisp, crunch.
Apple and parsnips pair perfectly in this balanced, flavorful, warming soup.
Apple and Parsnip Soup
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large shallots peeled and sliced
- 1 pound parsnips peeld and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 4 granny smith apples peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces, plus more for garnish if desired
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 5 cups chicken flavored broth
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté 2 minutes.
- Add parsnips and sauté 3 minutes more. Add apples and stir 1 minute. Add curry powder, coriander and garlic powder, stir to coat. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
- Puree soup with an immersion blender or working in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth, thinning with more broth if desired.
- Return soup to clean pot and bring to a simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- To serve divide between bowls and garnish with olive oil and sliced apple if desired.
- Watch me make this recipe with Kathie Lee and Hoda on the Today Show.
Can you serve this cold?
I think it is best hot
Yay good for you Samanta! Annette
Wow, I cannot wait to try this one, TFS, Annette!
yes whatever apples you have/like!
YAY SassyMom so happy you loved!
YAY YAY YAY Samantha!!!
Hi Helen I haven’t tried it but it should freeze well! Let us know.
Hi, can you freeze the apple and parsnip soup
This is the first soup I ever cooked! It was so yummy!! I love the mixture of the apples with the parsnips. I just used what I had in the fridge but my apples were gigantic and so it was a tiny more on the sweet side (so next time I learned I have to adjust) but otherwise….I’m really, really happy and proud that this came out so good for a beginner like me! Thank you for making it!
loved the thickness and sweet tart flavor of this soup, excellent!
Came out wonderful, a great treat on a Shabbos in the winter! Even without the shallots (I’m allergic) it was very flavourful!
This looks delicious!
This looks good and easy to make.
Can this be made with other kinds of apples?