Turkish spring vegetable and rice soup

Turkish spring vegetable and rice soup

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A hearty Turkish soup with rice and fresh vegetables: beans, green peas, spinach, carrot, zucchini, tomato, and potato, all simmered in a broth.

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This Turkish soup features a variety of fresh vegetables and rice, simmered in a flavorful broth seasoned with basil and parsley.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$22.58 $3.76 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.21
  • $0.87
  • $0.24
  • $0.47
  • $5.54
  • $0.77
  • $1.42
  • $5.03
  • $1.53
  • $0.30
  • $2.08
  • $0.90
  • $0.04
  • $2.09
  • $0.40
  • $0.16
  • $0.32

Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 18 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the carrots and zucchini, then wash them with the peeled apples and chop everything into bite-sized pieces, about the size of a dice. ≈ 8 min
  2. Wash the new onion and finely chop it, along with the thoroughly washed spinach and celery stalks. ≈ 8 min
  3. Cut the green beans into small pieces, as well as the peeled and seeded tomatoes. ≈ 8 min
  4. Place the grated onion in a saucepan with the finely chopped basil and parsley. Add the oil and tomato paste, then cook over medium heat, stirring constantly.
  5. Once the onions have softened, add the carrots, zucchini, potatoes, new onions, spinach, celery, tomatoes, green beans, broad beans, green peas, and rice. ≈ 3 min
  6. Season with salt and pepper, and brown for a few more minutes, then pour in the hot broth.
  7. Let the soup simmer over low heat until it is fully cooked, then serve.

The bill

Turkish spring vegetable and rice soup

  • 1 grated onion$0.21
  • 1 new onion$0.21
  • rice$0.87
  • sunflower oil$0.24
  • shelled green peas$0.47
  • Spinach$5.54
  • Baby carrots$0.77
  • zucchini$1.42
  • tomato$5.03
  • earth apple$1.53
  • Basil$0.30
  • green bean$2.08
  • parsley$0.90
  • salt$0.04
  • Hot meat broth$2.09
  • black pepper$0.40
  • Celery stalks$0.16
  • Tomato concentrate$0.32

Total$22.58

that's $3.76 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 grated onion
  • 1 new onion
  • rice
  • sunflower oil
  • Fresh, peeled broad beans
  • shelled green peas
  • Spinach
  • Baby carrots
  • zucchini
  • tomato
  • earth apple
  • Basil
  • green bean
  • parsley
  • salt
  • Hot meat broth
  • black pepper
  • Celery stalks
  • Tomato concentrate

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