Green Garlic Broth

By David Tanis

Published April 2, 2013

  • Evan Sung for The New York Times
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Total Time
20 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings

  • 7 cups chicken broth

  • Salt and pepper

  • ½ pound green garlic shoots or ramps, thinly sliced

  • 2 cups diced leeks, white and tender green part

  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced

  • 6 slices toasted baguette, optional

  • 2 tablespoons slivered chives

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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 to 6 servings)

23 grams carbs; 8 milligrams cholesterol; 164 calories; 2 grams monosaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 4 grams fat; 2 grams fiber; 858 milligrams sodium; 10 grams protein; 7 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add salt and pepper to taste.

  2. Step 2

    Add green garlic shoots and leeks. Simmer 5 minutes. Check seasoning and adjust. (Soup may be made in advance up to this point, then reheated.) Just before serving, stir in scallions.

  3. Step 3

    Ladle into soup bowls, add baguette slice if using, and sprinkle generously with chives.

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Comments

Adriane

John Neill, Try cooking it with the wild onions that are growing everywhere right now in the south. That's my plan. I will add a clove of grated garlic in my version. I plan to leave the little wild onion bulbils that are on top of the plant whole in the broth. That should be pretty and tasty.

chamily

I found this recipe while trying to figure out what to do with the green garlic I received from a CSA box. I thought it might be too meager, but it’s not. It’s on the lighter side but the leeks and green garlic give it plenty of texture. Delicious.

Name lauren

I was pleasantly surprised. I feared this soup wouldn’t be flavorful but it was. I had fresh thyme so I did add a bit. I don’t love soup and I loved it as did the family. Regret that green garlic is seasonal, otherwise I’d make it all the time.

Name lauren

I live in New Orleans and have been getting green garlic in my local farms produce box for the past few weeks.

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