Cabbage Roll Soup
the ultimate bowl of comfort
This Cabbage Roll Soup is healthy, comforting and unbelievably delicious. It’s everything I know and love about my Romanian Meatball Soup (Ciorbă de Perișoare) - think tender, savoury, herby meatballs studded with rice and simmered in an aromatic, tomato-y and slightly sour broth - but with the welcome addition of hearty cabbage. The combo makes for a deconstructed Romanian-style cabbage roll (sarmale) but in soup form and much easier to make. It also happens to be gluten-free and comes together in a single pot in less than an hour. It’s incredible as is but even better with a dollop of sour cream and spicy chile pepper on the side.
This recipe is gluten-free and can be made dairy-free by omitting the sour cream garnish.
Why You’ll Love This Cabbage Roll Soup
Super easy! The soup comes together in a single pot so you get maximum flavour and minimum cleanup!
Under 1 Hour! Using ground turkey not only keeps the soup on the leaner side, but it also drastically speeds up the cooking time compared to using beef or pork.
Comforting and delicious! The combination of savoury, sour and herby elements create an amazing contrast of flavours without overpowering one another.
Feeds a crowd! I’ve developed this recipe to serve 6 but you can easily double or triple the quantities if you want to make one or two big pots for a large crowd or freeze leftovers. It honestly tastes even better the next day!
