How do you cut cantaloupe?
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Vegetarian Version of Olive Garden's Chicken Gnocchi Soup
I love Olive Garden's Chicken Gnocchi Soup. Love, love love! In the past, I would gladly eat two bowls of it, about 5 breadsticks, and take my whole meal home! But I've had to skip it since becoming vegetarian and that sucks. So I found a copycat recipe online , and tweaked it to make it vegetarian. (I am so grateful for copycat sites!) Surprisingly enough (not), the original recipe calls for chicken ... I added boiled potatoes to take their place. You could probably cook the potatoes right in the soup - just make sure to add them early enough that they finish cooking before everything else goes soft. That might be too much potato in one soup for some people (is that even possible?). :) You could bump up the amounts of the gnocchi or other veggies in the recipe, or add corn, bell peppers, or soy "chicken" if the extra potatoes don't float your boat. Any other ideas for taking the place of the chicken? Start by chopp...
I never thought of peeling one. I always scoop it out.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I usually cut it in half first and scoop out the seeds, but this way let me cut closer to the rind. :)
DeleteHmm, would you peel it and then cut it in half to scoop the seeds out? I have never thought of cubing cantaloupe!
ReplyDeleteYup, exactly! I think it was a little faster this way actually.
DeleteI confess that I mainly see cantaloupe as a vehicle for vanilla ice cream, in which case cutting it in half provides a handy bowl ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea! I'll have to try it :)
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