This soup has been a hit every time I've made it. It's convinced a friend of mine to give foraging a chance, simply because she wanted to make this soup because it came out so tasty. Paired with a some pieces of freshly baked whole wheat bread or toast, it is a filling, delicious and nutritious meal that is easy on the pocketbook.
It's been named Peasant Soup because it contains only ingredients that would have been available to Italian peasants back in the days of yore. As I sit down to eat a bowl of this soup made with my very own foraged wild mustard, I can't help but think that it's very possible that some Italian peasant woman sent out her children to collect these greens and then lovingly created the exact same dish to serve her family back in the 1700's.
It's been named Peasant Soup because it contains only ingredients that would have been available to Italian peasants back in the days of yore. As I sit down to eat a bowl of this soup made with my very own foraged wild mustard, I can't help but think that it's very possible that some Italian peasant woman sent out her children to collect these greens and then lovingly created the exact same dish to serve her family back in the 1700's.