Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cups chopped onions
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped potatoes
  • 1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 3/4 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5 cups vegetable stock (or water)
  • 5 artichoke hearts, cut into quarters (14 oz. can or a 9 oz. pkg. frozen artichokes will work)
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 1/3 teaspoon crumbled saffron
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • fresh parsley, chopped
  • thinly sliced lemon, rounds

Method

  • Warm up the olive oil in a nonreactive soup pot. Add onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, salt, and bay leaves and saute on medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often. Add stock and bring to boil; then lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
  • Add artichoke hearts, sherry, and saffron to soup pot and continue simmering for 5 minutes.
  • Now stir in the lemon juice, orange juice, and orange peel, simmer for another 5 minutes. Season to taste with black pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves.
  • Serve garnished with the parsley and thin slices of fresh lemon. Enjoy!