>>Halloween Recipes

Little Soup of Horror
Courtesy of "Zombirella"

Description: Those darn plants are at it again and something must be done! So lets make a soup and eat them, shall we? This soup contains chayote and tomatillos that have been picked for some obvious reasons as you can see from the picture. It’s almost as if you went to some odd little florist...

Enjoy on a dark night with friends, and a wicked movie, of course! Or serve at your next Halloween costume party!

Soup Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. Olive oil

Cooking Directions:
1. With the olive oil, sauté green onions, celery, sliced fennel, and a dash of salt in a 5qt stock pot for 5 minutes, until everything starts to soften.
2. Add chopped chayote and tomatillos, and sauté for about 5 minutes.
3. Add 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth, 2 cups peas, wine, and sake, and bring to a simmer.
4. In a blender (or food processor), pulse the fennel tops (the green “leafy” part, with the stalks removed), the cilantro, and 1/2 cup of broth.
5. Simmer for 30 minutes.
6. Remove from heat, stir in heavy cream, the rest of the peas, and parmesan.
7. In the blender, pulse the soup until fairly smooth. (Do this a little bit at a time, and make sure to have a towel covering the lid. Otherwise, you will have green all over your kitchen.)
8. Ladle into bowls, and, if you wish garnish with cheese “teeth”. (A very “sharp” cheese is best)

The soup is best served chilled to the bone. Plant yourself in front of the TV and enjoy.

Suggested Movie Accompaniment: Little Shop of Horrors (1960)