I had high hopes for this soup. Few ingredients. 
Simple to prepare. 
And left to simmer throughout the afternoon. 
Aka – another make ahead meal! 
Sadly, however, it turned out rather ‘meh’. 
A little too salty (from the bacon and stock), and even the addition of a little crème fraiche when served could not save the flavour. 
So I’m calling this soup a “work in progress”. 
For now at least 
What about you? Had any kitchen ‘fails’ lately?
Did you try some sweetener – if you don't want anything too sugary sometimes some mashed pumpkin or lemon juice can help balance salty flavours – and I should know as I have been there! I tried some chai powder in a cake and it was too sweet – I am not usually rigourous about testing cake batter for taste but maybe when experimenting I should.
Great tips Johanna!
I think a little lemon juice might help. Or eating this soup with plain bread or rice or pasta will soak up all the extra saltiness in this soup.
I think cooking is always full of trial and errors and it can be a fun thing experimenting in the kitchen too 😀
It seems that lemon juice may have been the way to go!!!!
At least the 'so so' dishes make the good ones all the more rewarding! I'm sorry this didn't work out though – and am interested to read the above suggestions too! – and hope it does next time.
I've always heard that potato soaks up salt? I'm a chronic undersalter so I usually have the opposite problem – blandness because it needs salt 😛
I often think soup is so-so, has to have a real punch of flavour for me to love it. It does look pretty 😉 hope everything is going well for your family of 3 and the return to work.
What a pity, I definitely think it needs some sharpness from maybe red wine vinegar? And some sweetness would round out the flavour too- like from carrots and celery. It probably isn't over salted as such, just out of balance.