Fennel-Tangerine Soup

Fennel, white wine, star anise, and tangerine are a unique combination in this fancy vegetarian soup that is good to surprise company with.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 181 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• ¼ cup sour cream
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
• 2 pods star anise
• 2 bulbs fennel, chopped
• 3 ¼ cups vegetable broth
• 1 (8 ounce) can tangerine sections in juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add fennel and onion; cook and stir until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour in vegetable broth; add star anise pods. Cook until fennel and onion are tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Pour white wine into the saucepan. Reduce heat to low; simmer until wine is heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove soup from heat. Discard star anise pods.

Step 3

Pour tangerine juice from the can into the saucepan. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in tangerine sections.

Step 4

Ladle soup into 4 serving bowls. Top each bowl with 1 tablespoon sour cream.