5 french winter soup Recipes

hard red winter-wheat berries, cold water, salt, french green lentils (puy) or 1 1/2 cups brown lentils, sorted and rinsed, vegetable broth, cold water, extra virgin olive oil, carrots, finely chopped, onion, diced, sea salt, fresh ground pepper , plus more to taste, garlic cloves, minced, ground cumin, cooked wheat berries (instructions below-prepare in advance), red swiss chard or 1 bunch rainbow swiss chard, large stems discarded, leaves roughly chopped, fresh lemon juice

baking potato, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, butter, onions, minced, leeks, thinly sliced, salt, fresh ground black pepper, turnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, celeriac, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, water, whole milk, french bread, beaufort cheese (swiss cheese works as well) or 4 oz gruyere cheese, grated (swiss cheese works as well)

baking potato, cut into (1/2-inch) cubes (about 1 lb), butter, chopped onion, sliced leek (about 3 large), salt, freshly ground black pepper, turnips, peeled and cut into (1/2-inch) cubes, celery root, peeled and cut into (1/2-inch) cubes, water, whole milk, french bread, sharp white cheddar

unsalted butter, shallots , coarsley chopped, ribs celery , coarsley chopped, carrots, peeled and coarsley chopped, garlic cloves, leek, halved and coarsley chopped, butternut squash (peeled, halved and coarsley chopped) or 2 medium acorn squash (peeled, halved and coarsley chopped), celery seed, cumin seed, chicken broth, salt, pepper, french baguettes, olive oil, gruyere cheese, whipping cream, honey