Onion Soup For Low Carb or Low Fat Diet

Though there's no "official" onion soup diet, vegetable soups can be real dieter's dream because of their lower calorie content (bowl for bowl) so you eat less until feeling full. Onion soup can be on any low carbohydrate as well as low fat diet menu if you use the following recipe:

3 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped leeks
1 sprig parsley, root and greens, chopped
1 celery (with leaves), chopped
8 peppercorns
1 1/2 liters water
Salt (to taste)

Crush the onions and leeks with salt in a porcelain bowl. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, add the vegetables and peppercorns; boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat, cover with several towels and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.