Recipe: Avgolemono Soup (Greek Chicken-Lemon Soup)

Avgolemono Soup (Greek Chicken-Lemon Soup)
Source: Natural Weight Loss by Rodale Press
Servings: 4

4 cups chicken stock
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp lemon zest
1/2 cup brown rice, cooked
4 large egg yolks, slightly beaten
fresh ground black pepper
ground nutmeg

Heat stock in 2 quart saucepan until steaming. Stir in lemon juice and zest. Add rice and heat.

Whisk 1/4 cup of stock into egg yolks, then quickly whisk mixture back into stock. Heat gently, stirring occasionally, until steaming, 2-3 minutes. Pour into serving bowls and sprinkle with pepper and nutmeg if desired.