Soup Light Bites Lunch

Sweetheart Cabbage Soup with Shallots, Streaky Bacon & Sage

Warm your cockles with this delicious cabbage soup, infused with smoky notes of bacon, and a touch of sage.

15 prep, 15min cook

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 tbsp rapeseed oil

2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped

1 carrot, trimmed and finely chopped

1 stick of celery, trimmed and finely chopped

1 clove of garlic, peeled and finely chopped

3 slices of streaky bacon, diced into small cubes

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 Sweetheart cabbage, trimmed and finely chopped

1 tbsp fresh sage leaves, finely chopped

1 litre vegetable stock

Fresh shavings of hard cheese, to serve

Method

Heat the oil in a heavy soup pot, and add the finely chopped shallots, carrot, celery, garlic and bacon. Season, then sweat the mixture for 5 minutes or until soft, adding a little water if needed.

When the vegetables are soft, add the cabbage slices and the sage. Mix well, then add the stock. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down and simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Pour the soup into warm serving bowls, scattering the cheese shavings over the top liberally.