I got the inspiration for this soup from the FAMOUS MOROCCAN SOUP – HARIRA. Absolutely delicious and needs to be cooked long and slow!

This is an easy, healthy vegetable soup. The pancetta gives the soup a delicious smoky flavour and the dumplings served with the soup lift this soup to another level! The dumplings are light and cheesy – it takes only a few minutes to make and SO worth the little bit of effort. This soup is a meal on its own.

I had a similar soup at one of my favourite restaurants in Cape Town recently and decided that this is the soup for this week!!! It is a very simple recipe that can be vegetarian (just substitute the chicken stock with vegetable or mushroom stock) OR Vegan! For a Vegan variation I will substitute the chicken stock with vegetable stock, the milk with almond milk, the butter with olive oil and leave out the crème fraiche and parmesan. Drizzle with a generous “glug” of good quality truffle oil and perhaps garnish with some pan fried wild mushrooms for the Vegan option?
This soup is very filling and certainly a meal on its own – a bit of crusty bread on the side can work well with it!

This is my favourite meaty winter soup! If this one does not warm you up – nothing will!!!
(Double up on this recipe and keep leftovers in the fridge for a few days – it will last really well. You can also freeze left overs for 1 month)
This soup is served at ski resorts all over Europe – we had it for the first time with Austrian friends many years ago in Langebaan. (on a cold, rainy day!) It was thick and chunky – almost like a stew! This recipe is my version.

This unusual soup is quick, delicious and easy to make.