This delicious soup is not served at weddings as one would assume, but rather the name Wedding Soup is derived from the Italian words “minestra maritata”, meaning the marriage of greens and meats. This classic Neapolitan soup is a delicious combination of greens, meats and pasta and is good enough to serve at a wedding. Makes approximately 6 (1 cup) servings
What you will need:
- 6 cups water
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Medium onion, chopped
- 1 Large garlic clove, crushed
- 1 lb. ground meat to make 12 small (1 inch) meatballs (or pre-made frozen meatballs)
Preparation:
- Add contents of soup package to 6 cups boiling water. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Shape ground meat into 1-inch size meatballs.
- In a separate frying pan, brown meatballs using 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Remove meatballs. Set aside.
- In the same frying pan, sauté chopped onion and garlic in the remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil until translucent. Set aside.
- After 20 minutes, stir in the cooked meatballs and onion/garlic mixture to the soup pot.
- Bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer an additional 10 minutes.