We are having a beautiful, mild winter herein Northern California. I would enjoy the weather more if the specterof drought wasn’t hanging over our heads, but we have had beautiful days to hike,bike and enjoy the outdoors. January and February are usually gray anddrippy, so we don’t plan many camping trips or outdoor activities. Theweather in October is a different story.
Northern California beaches are best in thefall. The summer fog is gone, and the ocean water is a little warmer thanin the spring, although less cold is probably a better description. Withthe good weather of fall in mind, Sandy and Brian plan a beach camping trip forthe beginning of October every year. My son loves this trip! We head to the beach campground on Friday, set up our tents, and hike down thecliff to enjoy the sand, water and a beautiful sunset before heading back up toour campground. The kids go up without complaint because they know theywill be spending all day Saturday in the water.
Then on Saturday, while I’m sitting on thebeach under my umbrella, our friends Janet and Tony are usually decked out inwetsuits riding the waves on boogie boards with the kids. This year,though, they roared into camp with surfboards strapped to the roof of theirYukon. This raised their cool factor enormously. I’m sure my son wisheshe had parents like Janet and Tony! Never mind we never actually sawJanet and Tony surf. They used the excuse that the waves were better atanother beach, blah, blah, blah, but they allegedlysurf.
Janet was in charge of dinner on Fridaynight, and she brought—you guessed it—Surfer Soup! Janet’s soup wasperfect for camping. She calls the soup Surfer Soup because she makes thesoup in the morning before they head to the beach. When Janet’s familyreturns from surfing, they have a delicious dinner to help warm them up after aday in the ocean.
I made a double batch of the soup a couplemonths ago, so I stashed the leftovers in the freezer. I pulled the soup outfor a quick dinner last night. The soup tasted just as good, and maybe alittle better out of the freezer than it did the night I made it.
Surfer Soup is a hearty, healthy, low fatsoup perfect for when you’ve spent the day surfing the waves, or if you’ve onlyspent the day surfing the net.
SurferSoup PrintableRecipe 1 teaspoon olive oil1 pound ground turkey½ yellow onion, chopped1 garlic clove, minced2 teaspoons Italian seasoning½ teaspoon kosher saltFreshly ground black pepper1 tablespoon tomato paste1 15-ounce can petite cut diced tomatoes4 cups chicken broth1 15-ounce can cannellini beans, drained andrinsed1 6-ounce bag of baby spinach, choppedParmesan cheeseTabasco sauce
In a large saucepot or Dutch oven, heat theolive oil, add the onion and cook until the onion is soft. Add the turkeyto the onions, and cook until the turkey is no longer pink. Stir in thegarlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, and cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste, tomatoes, cannellini beans, and chicken broth and bringto a boil. Turn the heat down to simmer, and simmer the soup for 15minutes. Taste the soup and add more salt and pepper if needed. Addthe spinach and cook for another 5 minutes. Serve with Parmesan cheeseand Tabasco sauce.
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