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Avgolemono (Egg Lemon Soup)

Servings: 4 servings
Author: Shawn

Ingredients

  • 4 cups broth
  • 2 Tbs canola oil
  • 2 Tbs finely minced onion
  • 1 small summer squash cut into small batons (1/8 x 3/4 inch)
  • 3 large mushrooms thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup orzo or rice
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 eggs
  • Juice and zest from one lemon

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add onions and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and squash and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Add broth and bring to a boil. Add orzo and continue to simmer until pasta is cooked, about 15 minutes.
  • Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  • Whisk eggs thoroughly in a medium bowl. Using a soup ladle, while whisking the eggs briskly, slowly add hot broth to the eggs. Once you've added about a cup of broth to the eggs, return everything to the saucepan and add lemon and zest.
  • Heat on low, stirring often, until the broth thickens slightly. Do not boil (if you have a thermometer, heat to 175°F).
  • Serve immediately.