Roasted Garlic and Fresh Herb Noodle Soup

I like to make this soup when I have leftover fresh herbs. The roasted garlic adds a large amount of flavour to the soup and is a delicious compliment to the herbs.

Roasted Garlic and Fresh Herb Noodle Soup

  • Servings: 6 bowls
  • Difficulty: Easy
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Freshly flavoured and delicious.

Ingredients

  • 2 bulbs of garlic
  • 3 tsp olive oil, divided
  • 2 cups dried gluten free rotini pasta
  • 2 medium carrots, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 medium sweet onion diced
  • 6 cups unsalted gluten free vegetable broth
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3/4 cup fresh parsley or cilantro chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh oregano chopped
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup frozen chopped kale
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425f.
  2. Remove the outside paper from the garlic bulbs, leaving the paper on the individual cloves and the bulb intact.
  3. Cut the very top of the bulb off revealing the tops of the cloves.
  4. Place the bulbs on a piece of foil and pour 1 tsp of oil over each garlic bulb.
  5. Wrap the bulbs up in foil ensuring they are sealed inside.
  6. Bake for 40 minutes.
  7. While the garlic is roasting, in a medium saucepan, cook the pasta to al dente according to the package instructions. Once cooked, drain and set aside.
  8. While the water is boiling for the pasta, heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a large pot on medium high heat. Add the carrots, celery and onions. Sauté for about 5 minutes.
  9. Add the chicken broth, salt, pepper and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium heat.
  10. Add the herbs to the soup and let simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  11. Once the garlic has finished roasting, remove the bulbs from the foil. Carefully remove each clove from the bulbs. Smash the cloves to make a paste using the back of a spoon.
  12. Add the garlic paste and frozen kale to the soup and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
  13. Turn off the heat and add the lemon juice.
  14. To serve, place the pasta noodles in the bottom of the bowl and ladle the soup over top.

    Recipe Notes
  • For a non-vegan option, substitute chicken broth for the vegetable broth.
  • 3 cups of fresh kale, cut into 1 inch pieces, can be used instead of frozen. It should be added at the same time as the herbs.

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