DELICIOUS Traditional Italian Dandelion Soup • Cicoria Soup

dandelion greens

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach provides a similar texture and flavor, while kale is more readily available.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories, while grana padano is a less expensive cheese.

Turn on the stove for the water to boil.

Add celery, tomato, fresh parsley, italian parsley, and onions into the water for the broth base.

Once the broth comes to a boil, add the meatballs.

Prepare the meatballs by mixing veal and beef with chopped garlic, fresh parsley, and 2 eggs.

Season the meat mixture with salt and mix with clean hands.

Form small meatballs and drop them into the boiling broth.

Check if the meatballs are cooked after a while.

Add defrosted chicory to the broth and simmer for about 10 minutes until the chicory absorbs the flavors.

Serve the soup and optionally add parmesan cheese.

Cooking Techniques

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