Best 5 Avgolemono Soup With Leek And Celery Recipes

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Avgolemono soup is a classic Greek soup made with chicken broth, rice, egg yolks, and lemon juice. The addition of leeks and celery adds a delicious depth of flavor and makes this soup a hearty and satisfying meal. This soup is a versatile dish that can be served as an appetizer, main course, or even a light lunch. It is also a great way to use up leftover chicken or vegetables. With its creamy texture and bright citrus flavor, avgolemono soup is sure to be a hit with everyone at your table.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

AVGOLEMONO SOUP WITH LEEK AND CELERY



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From Diane Seed's Mediterranean Dishes. Classic avgolemono ranks up there as one of the world's best soups.

Provided by COOKGIRl

Categories     Lemon

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 lbs leeks, thinly sliced
4 large celery ribs, chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cups fresh chicken stock
1 lemon, juice of, to taste
2 eggs
salt
white pepper
fresh dill (optional)

Steps:

  • In a stock pot saute the leeks and celery in olive oil until softened. Add the chicken stock and simmer 20 minutes. Puree the mixture with an immersion blender.
  • Just before serving, beat the lemon juice and eggs together until light and frothy. Slowly beat a ladleful of hot soup into the egg and lemon mixture, stir well, then whisk back into the soup pot.
  • Stir the soup well to make sure the eggs are incorporated so that they do not curdle.
  • Adjust seasoning, add salt and pepper and serve warm. Garnish each serving with fresh dill if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255.1, Fat 11.3, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 109.3, Sodium 290.5, Carbohydrate 31.4, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 10.1, Protein 9.2

CHILLED AVGOLEMONO SOUP



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This lemony Greek hot-soup classic becomes a cool summer refresher laced with dill and minus the eggs.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Soups, Stews & Stocks     Soup Recipes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/3 cup long-grain rice
2 1/2 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock
2 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 3 lemons)
3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add rice, and stir to coat. Add stock and water; bring to a simmer. Cook, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Prepare an ice-water bath. Working in 2 batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth. (For safety, remove cap from hole in lid, and cover with a dish towel to prevent spattering.) Transfer mixture to a bowl set in ice bath; let stand for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in lemon juice, dill, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; season with pepper.

AVGOLEMONO SOUP - EASY AND AWESOME!



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I've been chasing the perfect avgolemono soup for the past year. This recipe is a labor of love, made probably about 45 times to get it to it's soupy perfection. I had tried a few recipes I found online, but found they were sub par to my avgolemono soup standards. After searching, testing and tweaking, this is my soup that I've come up with, and my picky friends approve. I hope you enjoy!

Provided by Jiggita

Categories     Low Protein

Time 30m

Yield 5 Cups, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

5 cups water
2 1/2 knorr chicken bouillon cubes
3 eggs
1 -2 lemon, juice of (minimum 3 tbs lemon juice)
1/2 cup white rice (I prefer Japanese short grain rice, but any white rice will do)

Steps:

  • Notes: The outcome of soup really depends on the quality of the chicken base you use. I have found that broth is too weak for the most part, so I highly recommend avoiding broth for this recipie. I have found better success with bullion. The bullion gives you control over the strength of the chicken flavor. If you have a good chicken base, the soup will be good. If you have bad bullion/broth, the soup will be sub-par. A good test is tasting the broth on it's own. If it tastes like a soup you'd eat on it's own, it's a good place to start!
  • Place 5 cups of tap water in a large pot. Set pot on stove and heat on Med-High.
  • Meanwhile, using a large bowl, rinse the 1/2 cup white rice in cold water 3-4 times. Remove any excess water from the rice after rinsing.
  • Once the water begins to boil, add the rinsed rice into the pot.
  • Immediately after adding the rice, add 2 1/2 cubes of Knorr Chicken bullion to the boiling pot, stirring until the bullion dissolves. Allow the soup to boil for 1 minute.
  • Cover the pot with a lid, and turn the temperature of the stove down to simmer. Set a timer for whatever the recommended cook time of the rice LESS 5 minute (So if the rice cooking instructions say 20 min, set the timer for 15).
  • Now, in a large mixing bowl, break open three eggs and add 3 TBS of lemon juice. Lemon lovers, hold your horses at this step. You can add more lemon at the end to your lemony liking. This is just to set the eggs. Using an electric mixer on LOW, or a handheld manual mixter, thoroughly blend the lemon and egg together until very smooth. The more blended this mixture, the less likely you will have egg separate in the soup. If you are mixing by hand, make sure you get it as smooth as possible mixing very well. Allow the lemon egg mixture to rest in the bowl about 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • When the timer for the broth goes off, remove the pot from the heat source. Take one cup full of the HOT chicken broth and slowly stir it into your mixing bowl containing the lemon egg mixture. Repeat this 3 times, or for as much broth as you can safely transfer.
  • Now, take the contents of the mixing bowl and pour it back into the pot. Stir the mixture well.
  • Bring the soup in pot to a boil on a med/low heat and allow to boil for 3 minutes.
  • Add more lemon to your liking 1 TBS at a time. It's easy to over lemon, so make sure you take it slow. I usually like about 2 extra TBS.
  • Serve hot and Enjoy! (re-heating the soup will cause it to become very thick).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 297, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 279.6, Sodium 1321.5, Carbohydrate 40.9, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.8, Protein 13.5

VEGETARIAN AVGOLEMONO SOUP



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This is a wonderful recipe for a hearty, yet refreshing, lemon orzo soup. Comes together quickly and makes for a very flavorful dinner! We eat it by itself with some crackers but it would be lovely to accompany a Greek leg of lamb.

Provided by IEatWhatILike

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Greek

Time 1h40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 large carrots, chopped
5 stalks celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
8 cups water
1 cup orzo
3 large eggs
2 medium lemons, juiced
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, and onion; cook until veggies soften and flavors have mingled, about 3 minutes.
  • Add water and bring to a boil. Cook for at least 1 hour, or longer for a more flavorful broth.
  • Use a slotted spoon to transfer vegetable chunks to a food processor. Blend until smooth and return to the pot.
  • Add orzo and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, whip eggs in a bowl. Add lemon juice. Add a few tablespoons of hot broth to the lemon-egg mixture, whisking constantly to avoid curdling the eggs. Continue until lemon-egg mixture is hot, then add to the broth.
  • Reduce heat and cook, without boiling, until soup thickens a bit, about 3 minutes. Allow soup to cool slightly before serving; it will become even thicker. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.4 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 69.8 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 80.9 mg, Sugar 4.1 g

CHILLED AND DILLED AVGOLEMONO SOUP



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In the Greek soup known as avgolemono ("ahv-go-LEH-mo-no"), humble ingredients-chicken broth, lemon juice, eggs, a small amount of rice-morph into a light soup with the consistency of liquid velvet. Although avgolemono is traditionally served hot, it's an especially summery starter when chilled and seasoned with lots of dill.

Provided by Ruth Cousineau

Categories     Soup/Stew     Blender     Egg     Rice     Appetizer     Lemon     Chill     Healthy     Dill     Candy Thermometer     Gourmet     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups chicken stock, or 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth plus 1 cup water
1/4 cup medium-or long-grain white rice
2 large eggs
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 scallion green, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped dill

Steps:

  • Simmer stock and rice in a heavy medium saucepan, covered, until rice is very tender, about 30 minutes. Purée mixture in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids). Whisk eggs together in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in hot stock mixture. Return to saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until soup registers 170°F on an instant-read thermometer.
  • Strain soup through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl. Stir in lemon juice, then quick-chill in an ice bath, stirring occasionally, until cold. Stir in scallion, dill, and salt and pepper to taste.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh and high-quality ingredients: Using fresh vegetables, herbs, and broth will greatly enhance the flavor of your avgolemono soup. Look for ripe and flavorful leeks, celery, carrots, and chicken broth.
  • Don't overcrowd the pot: When adding the vegetables to the pot, make sure not to overcrowd it. This will prevent them from cooking evenly and releasing their full flavor.
  • Simmer the soup for at least 30 minutes: Simmering the soup for at least 30 minutes will allow the flavors to meld and deepen. Be sure to keep an eye on the soup and adjust the heat as needed to maintain a gentle simmer.
  • Use a fine-mesh strainer to remove any impurities: Before adding the egg-lemon mixture to the soup, strain it through a fine-mesh strainer to remove any impurities or bits of cooked egg white.
  • Temper the egg-lemon mixture before adding it to the soup: Tempering the egg-lemon mixture by slowly whisking it into a small amount of the hot soup before adding it to the pot will help prevent the eggs from curdling.
  • Serve the soup immediately: Avgolemono soup is best served immediately after it is made. The soup can be reheated, but it is important to do so gently to prevent the eggs from curdling.

Conclusion:

Avgolemono soup with leek and celery is a delicious and comforting soup that is perfect for a cold day or a light lunch. The soup is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its bright citrus flavor and creamy texture, avgolemono soup is a delightful dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.

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