I love soup! I could eat soup every day. Unfortunately, transporting soup to work never ends well so I usually save my soup eating for weekends. Over the past couple of months I’ve made a few soups that I particularly enjoyed and want to share the recipes with you. If you have a favourite recipe, I’d love to hear about it as I’m always looking for soupy inspiration!
Pea and Broccoli Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- ground pepper
- 1 pinch garlic powder
- 1 stock cube
- 1 large head of broccoli, chopped into large chunks
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 stalk of celery, chopped
- 1 small potato, chopped
- Optional: Boursin cheese
Gently fry the onion for a few minutes then add all other ingredients. Top up your pot with 2-3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 min. Cool for 10 min before whizzing with a hand blender. I added a 2 tbsp. of Boursin garlic and herb cheese and let it melt into the soup. YUM!
Easy Vegetable Pasta Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- a handful of new potatoes, quartered
- 1 container of chopped tomatoes
- 1 stock cube
- 1/2 courgette (zucchini) chopped
- 1/4 cup frozen corn
- 1/4 cup frozen peas
- 1/4 cup small pasta shapes
- 1 tsp. honey
- Salt and Pepper
- A generous pinch each of: thyme, oregano, parsley, and basil
Heat the oil and gently fry the onion. Add the remaining vegetables, seasoning, and stock cube and top with 2-3 cups of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 25 min. Add pasta shapes and simmer for another 10-15 min.
Curried Yam and Carrot Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1-2 gloves of garlic, crushed
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 stock cube
- 1 tsp. of curry paste (like Patak’s), or powder
- pinch of allspice (optional)
- 1 large yam (or 3 smaller sweet potatoes), peeled and chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
Heat the butter and gently fry the onion with the curry paste. Add the remaining veg and fry a couple of minutes. Add the stock cube and top with 2-3 cups of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 min, or until yams are soft. Let cool slightly before blending.
Top with a dollop of yogurt or creme fresh. I didn’t have any this time so I added a bit of milk.
P.S. Soup is coming in handy this weekend as I’m feeling run down and a bit sickly. A lazy weekend for me!
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