A few weeks ago, a small group of the ESPs got together and formed a soup exchange. What is a soup exchange you ask? Well the idea is that each member of the group (there are 7 of us in total) make enough soup to give each member of the group 1 litre of their homemade soup.
If you are doing the math right now, you are right- that is 7 litres of soup: one for each member of the group.
Making 7 litres of soup is no small feat. I had to borrow a second soup pot and found myself elbows deep in shallots.
There was much anticipation around the exchange and it created a lot of discussion as it became more of a soup challenge than anything. We had vegan, vegetarian, gluten free and potato free needs to be met.
People wanted to know how do you make soup without meat? Or, how do you make soup without cream?
Well, the group was up for the challenge and the first soup exchange was a total success. We ended up with 36 beautiful jars of soup.
Spicy Red Lentil, Tomato and Kale – Fran Hannabuss
Vegan Curry Carrot – Darran Fernandez
Smoky Black Bean with Toasted Pepitas – Joanna Ludlow
Asparagus – Natalie Hargott
Curried Carrot – Nadine Alvarado-Hensley
Chipotle Yam – Luke Dawson
“Creamy” Sundried Tomato with Toasted Pine Nuts -Me
Each soup has been such a wonderful treat. Not only, do I never have to make lunch, but I also have no idea what the soup is going to taste like. It is a delicious surprise! We are looking forward to the next soup exchange at the end of this month.
If you are curious about any of the recipes, I am sure my co ESPs would be more than happy to provide one for you.