Salmorejo: A Spanish Soup Recipe in Sonnets

If you have not experienced the intense pleasure of perusing Trevor's haiku posts over at Sis Boom Blog I suggest you do so immediately.  They are quite brilliant, and he really outdid himself for National Haiku Day: He even rendered his entire recipe in haiku form.

To add to the fun, he encourages his readers to leave haiku comments. I am usually glad to oblige, but for Haiku Day I decided to do something a bit different and I left my comment as a sonnet. (Per Sherlock: "Of course I'm showing off. I am a show off. That's what we do.")

And so I thought - why keep my sonnets confined to Trevor's comment section, worthy outlet though  it is?  After all, coming up with some clever prose about every dish I make can feel  a bit ... forced sometimes.

And well, there's nothing contrived or forced about a sonnet recipe is there? I thank you in advance for your indulgence.

On Soup & Salmorejo, a Sonnet Recipe

In states of sloth I feel my wits grow dull

Such times I cannot even bear to write

Would that some shock would crack my drowsy skull

Releasing me from torpor, curing blight

My thoughts turn, as they tend to do, to food

And whether I'll eat salty, savory, or sweet

I search for a morsel that will cure my mood

Be it made of vegetable, mineral or meat

Oftentimes it happens my savior comes as soup

A type from Mexico, or Iceland - perhaps Spain

So curative I find this magical food group

To drink a bowl is never done in vain

To find one's solace in such a dish there is no shame

Indeed, with soup I believe that is the aim

To make this soup is simple; 'tis but a trifle

There are some basic foodstuffs you will need

The results, I trust, you will find quite delightful

But listen to what I say and please take heed

Begin with good tomatoes, fresh or canned will do

Add red pepper, onion & some garlic -  puree well

To this add white bread, to thicken like a roux

Salt, pepper, & a splash of sherry - now taste and smell

And now your salmorejo is nearly done

But there are some final garnishes to add

Hard boiled eggs & crispy bacon - use a ton!

There - now you've made your soup, and aren't you glad?

A homemade soup is one's of life's true pleasures

Nothing less than a bowl of pure liquid treasure