Sorrel-and-Rice Soup
This soup can be served hot or cold. For variations in taste, substitute sorrel with arugula, watercress, or spinach.
Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 1 cup)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 157
- Calories from fat: 14%
- Fat: 2.5g
- Saturated fat: 1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 8.1g
- Carbohydrate: 26g
- Fiber: 2.2g
- Cholesterol: 4mg
- Iron: 2.7mg
- Sodium: 253mg
- Calcium: 173mg
Ingredients
- 3 (10 1/2-ounce) cans low-salt chicken broth
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups thinly sliced sorrel
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2 cups plain low-fat yogurt
- Minced fresh parsley (optional)
Preparation
- Bring broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Add onion, rice, and garlic. Cover; reduce heat to low. Simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally. Add sorrel, salt, and pepper; cook, uncovered, 1 minute or until sorrel wilts.
- Place yogurt in a bowl. Gradually add 3/4 cup broth mixture to yogurt, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir yogurt mixture into remaining broth mixture in pan, and cook over low heat 1 minute or until thoroughly heated (do not boil). Ladle soup into bowls, and sprinkle with parsley, if desired.
Sorrel-and-Rice Soup Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Soups/Stews
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains, Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Saturated Fat
- OCCASION: Spring
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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