Dill Pickle Soup

Want to try something that is out of the ordinary? This Dill Pickle Soup is the perfect twist on a lovely fall staple.

September is here and with it brings some relief from the blazing heat that has been our companion for the past few months. Depending on where you live you can already see a change in the weather. We have gone from sweltering heat to slightly cooler temps. Soon we will start to see the leaves changing colors and the briskness of fall will be here.

With that comes the fall favorites. The warm dishes and the delicious soups that we all save just for this time of year. Soup is a wonderful menu item because it is extremely versatile in that there are endless options for you to choose from. There are the seasonal favorites such as pumpkin or butternut squash soups but today we are going to focus on something that is a little bit different. something that many of you may not have heard of, Dill Pickle Soup!

While this is not one that I would actively search out it is one that was suggested to me by a friend and I was curious enough to try. As crazy as it sounds it really wasn't as off putting as I thought it would be. So let's look at what we will need in order to accomplish this.

Ingredients:

5 ½ cups chicken broth
2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and diced
2 cups carrots, chopped
1 cup dill pickles, diced
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup flour
1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
¼ cup water
2 cups dill pickle juice
1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
Salt, to taste
½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Dill pickles, sliced for garnish

Now that you have gathered all of your ingredients it's time to put them all together. Let's keep reading and see exactly what we need to do in order to try out this recipe.