New Post: Vegetarian Cabbage Roll Soup

Check out the new recipes and articles from Gimme Some Oven! [View this email in your browser]( [Gimme Some Oven]( [Pin]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( Vegetarian Cabbage Roll Soup This vegetarian cabbage roll soup is filled with protein-rich lentils and all of the delicious flavors you love from traditional cabbage rolls. Naturally gluten-free and vegetarian/vegan. I have yet to meet a cabbage soup I don’t love. But this one has turned into an especially delicious and nostalgic favorite for our family over the past few years. ♡ It’s inspired by the Ukrainian cabbage rolls that we learned to make a few summers ago while hosting a mother and daughter who had to flee their country after the war broke out. The language barrier when they arrived meant that the majority of our conversations around the house usually progressed quite slowly, communicating back and forth using Google Translate along with plenty of hand motions and laughter. But we quickly found that one of our favorite ways to connect was simply by cooking in the kitchen together, taking turns introducing one another to some of the traditional dishes we grew up with and loved best. I think they would report that my [chocolate chip cookies]( won the award as their favorite American recipe, haha, but Elena’s homemade cabbage rolls definitely ended up being a new favorite for us. Her classic combination of cabbage, rice, and veggies cooked in a savory tomato sauce always felt like such delicious comfort food. And while Elena would typically make a big batch of traditional pork cabbage rolls for the majority of us around the table, she always lovingly made sure to prepare an extra vegetarian option just for my husband (either with Beyond meat or some sort of legumes), that I honestly ended up enjoying just as much. Steaming the cabbage and assembling each of those individual rolls can be a time-consuming labor of love, though, so we also enjoyed “soupifying” her recipe. And now, over a year and a transatlantic move later, simmering a big batch of cabbage roll soup has become one of our family’s favorite ways to remember our time together. We’ve come to love swapping in protein-rich lentils here in place of meat and seasoning the cozy tomato broth with a hint of smoked paprika and bay leaf. Feel free to add in your favorite kind of rice (I use frozen store-bought rice as a shortcut!), farro, orzo, or whatever grains you prefer before serving. And a generous squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkling of fresh dill is the perfect finish to brighten up each bowl. Let’s make some vegetarian cabbage soup together! [(more…)]( [Click here to view the full post on Gimme Some Oven]( Recent Posts: [New Post: Matcha Latte]( [New Post: Roasted Sweet Potato and Chickpea Bowls]( [New Post: Lightened-Up Broccoli Cheese Soup]( [New Post: Winter Farro Salad]( Stay Connected! [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Pinterest]( [Blog]( [Blog]( Thanks for subscribing to newsletters from [Gimme Some Oven.]( To make sure our emails don’t get lost, [add us to your address book.]( [UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES]( - Instant Recipe Updates: Whenever I post something new - Weekly Recipe Roundup: My recipes packaged into one convenient newsletter - Lifestyle Newsletter: A look inside Ali's daily life [Unsubscribe]( | Gimme Some Oven PO Box 32712 Kansas City, MO 64171 USA