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Roasted Onion and Fennel Soup

Onion and fennel roasted until sweet and browned, then simmered with potato and blended. The roasting gives it a deep flavor from very few ingredients.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total1 h 17 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1fennel bulb, fronds saved for garnish
  • 1large Spanish onion, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 1medium potato, peeled and cut into chunks, all-purpose or Yukon Gold
  • 480 mlvegetable stock
  • 480 mlwater
  • 1 tspsalt, plus more to taste
  • 120 mlhalf-and-half, to finishoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Fennel
  • Carrot
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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