Winter Favourites:Winter Vegetable Soup

Try this delicious winter vegetable soup on for size. Perfect for those days when the fog takes over your day, the weather ruins your plans and you want something that will keep you warm and toasty. I’ve used 9, yes 9 vegetables for this soup and it’s a good source of calcium, folic acid and vitamin C.

I used vegetables from Asda’s wonky veg box which is amazing value at £3.50. You can get all sorts of vegetables depending on the season. My box contained 5kg of fresh produce- carrots, potatoes, peppers, cucumber, cabbage, leeks, parsnips and onions – which works out 30% cheaper than standard lines. If you don’t mind your veg having a little character, then definitely try it out and the box has just won Asda product of the year.

Serves 4
Great for lunchtime
Perfect for on the go
Rich with vitamins
Gives you 9 of your RDA of vegetables
Can be altered slightly to make baby food
The parsnip can be overpowering so add some creme fraiche to the mix and flavour to taste
Why not try adding some fried smoked bacon

Veg I’m using

3 carrots
2 leeks
2 onions
3 bulbs of garlic
2 big potatoes or 10 small ones
1 big parsnip or 2 regular sized parsnips
1 swede
3 celery sticks
Cup of frozen peas

Roughly chop your onions and garlic. Chop all your veg (apart from your peas) into small chunks.

Ingredients

A knob of butter
3 teaspoons of Rice Bran oil
2 Oxo vegetable stock cubes
1 Knorr vegetable stock pot (I used this for extra flavour, personal preference)
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Put the knob of butter, oil, onion, garlic and leeks into the pan on a low heat.
When soft add the carrots, parsnip, potatoes, swede, peas and celery into the pan, mixing the veg together letting the butter and oil soak in the flavours.