Soup recipes

A new one I've not yet tried but thought it might be a good one for winter. Found it on the Slimming World group

Spicy roasted veg soup

• 5 carrots, chopped
• 4 parsnips, chopped
• 1 tsp cumin
• Low calorie cooking spray
• 1 onion, diced
• 8 sticks of celery, diced
• 1 swede, diced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 vegetable stock cubes
• 3 pints boiling water
• 1 tsp dried ginger
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas 6. Peel and chop the carrots and parsnips. Place them in an oven-proof dish, sprinkle the cumin over them. Spray with low calorie cooking spray and place in the oven for around 30 minutes.
• Wash and dice the onion and celery, then place them in a large pan sprayed with low calorie cooking spray.
• Whilst the celery and onions are sweating down, bring a kettle to the boil and dice the swede.
• Add the garlic to the pan and cook until the onions start to go clear. Add the diced swede to the pan and mix well with the existing ingredients.
• Remove the carrots and parsnips from the oven and add to the pan along with the bay leaves.
• Make up the vegetable stock with 3 pints of boiling water and pour into the pan to cover the contents, also add the dried ginger, chilli powder and black pepper. Bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 20-30 minutes or until all the contents are soft.
• Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool a little before removing the bay leaves.
• Transfer the contents into a blender or use a hand blender in the pan. Add more chilli/ginger/black pepper, to taste. Add more water if necessary to thin the consistency to your liking - you may need to add another stock cube if you add quite a lot of water.
• Add a swirl of fat free fromage frais and freshly ground black pepper if desired.

Some good ideas for different soups. 

My sweet potato recipe is really simple, 

Chopped Onion, Garlic, optional , sweet potatoes cut into chunks, the amount depends on their size I used 5/6 small ones, couple chopped carrots for sweetness, and 1 litre of vegetable stock. I heat oil and butter and sauté all ingredients with some spices, cumin, ground coriander ,  chilli and smoked paprika, the amounts depend on how much heat/spice you want. Add stock, simmer until veg soft, then blend until smooth .  I like to serve with a swirl of Greek yoghurt.

My Carrot & Courgette is simple too 

You will need:  Large knob of butter (about 50g) 2 large onions, chopped, about 500g each carrots, courgettes and potatoes (all roughly chopped) 450ml each veg stock and milk, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1 bayleaf, black pepper and salt to taste.

Sweat onion in butter until soft.  Add rest of veg, stir well and cook 5 mins.  Add everything else, bring to a boil and simmer until veg are soft.  Cool slightly, then blitz in batches until smooth.  Return to pan, re-heat and check seasoning.  

This is one of our favourites 

Like the sound of your soup lynnruby ,  must try making. 

I like the sound of yours too Helen 

O.H. Was given a soup maker by our daughter and uses anything in the fridge. Current favourite of mine is mushroom and blue cheese! A handful of mushrooms a left over lump of blue cheese ( any ) and stock. It's gorgeous!

We have a spicy sausage and lentil soup that goes down a treat. Basic veg consists of chopped onion and fennel, add 1 sliced carrot and 1 plump garlic bulb thinly sliced. Pour stock over veg (no need to sweat them) and add 50g. Red Lentils, washed, per 250ml of stock. I use about 250ml -300ml stock per person. Add 1 teaspoon of either marjoram or oregano (dried) Boil gently for up 1 hour. Meanwhile gently fry some chippolatas. I find the Bavarian ones that Lidl sell to be perfect. When they are cooked drain them and cut about 3 per person into small bite size pieces, about 6 for each sausage and add to the soup for last 10 minutes with seasoning.

If lentils have made soup too thick then let it down with some more hot stock. Great for winter.

What do you suggest in place of fennel? I don't like it

Write your comments here...Try celeriac cut into small dice.

O.H. Was given a soup maker by our daughter and uses anything in the fridge. Current favourite of mine is mushroom and blue cheese! A handful of mushrooms a left over lump of blue cheese ( any ) and stock. It's gorgeous!

Good to see you back bestboy. Mind you it is a food thread

I guess this week us going to be soup making week . Some great recipes thanks folks.

Where next celeriac is another veg I'm not keen on. There aren't many either, do you reckon celery?

Any one got a celery soup recipe got a head in need of using up

the secret of a good celery soup is to cut the celery into half inch or inch pieces to avoid getting strings! Loads of recipes online. 

I don't know why you need to peel carrots etc if they are going into the soup - most veg these days are ok with just a good scrub.