Soup recipes wanted

[Jenni]

Looking to make some good basic soups over the winter and would like to hear how others make theirs. Nothing fancy, something like:

Carrot and Corriander
Lentil

I made tomato soup last night which was really cheap to make and tasted quite good too.

[golach]

Plenty easy recipies here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/

[dragonfly]

dead easy, I buy a pack of Somerfields or Co-ops casserole/winter melody veg which has carrots, shallots, leeks, turnip etc and a bag of their carrot and turnip diced squares and a bag? of celery

get home chuck pre packed veg into 3lt stock pan, wash and cut celery into chunks, throw in any old veg still lying around in veg rack and fridge (tomatos, potatoes, broccoli, peppers, add a good couple of handfuls of lentils, add enough water to cover all, use 2-3 chicken or veg stock cubes or bullion if you can find it, season as you like and leave to simmer away for a couple of hours.

blend with one of those blender things (moulinex hand blender) and bobs your uncle

[squidge]

Yellow Pepper soup is the favourite in our house

Yellow peppers

potato

Onion

Chop up as much as you want sweat in a bit of butter then when soft add a spoonful of ground cumin to taste. stir and add stock and simmer for a whiley then blend with a hand blender and serve with a dollop of yoghurt in the middle, naan breads and chopped coriander sprinkled on the top if you want to be posh

[saffy100]

One large or 2 medium butternut squashes
2 medium /largish onins
6 large cloves of garlic (keep in the skin)
1 1/2 pints vegetable stock
small pot of double cream
olive oil or butter
salt and pepper

Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds, place in a baking tray, place the garlic cloves in the holes where the seeds came out, quarter the onions and place them in tray with squash and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil (or spread on some butter) and season well with salt and pepper.
Put in a medium oven (200 C ) and leave for about 40 mins to 1 hour.....go have a cuppa and watch corrie. To test if the squash is done just poke a knife into it and if its soft its ready. I usually like to wait until its browns a bit for extra flavour.
Scoop out the squash flesh, squeeze the garlic and place the onoins all together in a saucepan, add the stock and simmer for about 10 mins, then blitz until smooth add the cream to taste, i usually use about half the pot.

hey presto....mmmmmmmm delicious

Saffy100

[Piglet]

1 Onion Chopped
150g/50z Yellow Split Peas
1kg/2.2lb Potatoes. Cubed
1l/35fl oz Vegtable stock


Throw it all in a pan, Bring to the boil. Then reduce heat, cover & simmer for 30 mins.

If you like it smooth use a blender.

Season with salt/pepper

There is also more soup recipes here http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=14581

[Isis]

One large or 2 medium butternut squashes
2 medium /largish onins
6 large cloves of garlic (keep in the skin)
1 1/2 pints vegetable stock
small pot of double cream
olive oil or butter
salt and pepper

Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds, place in a baking tray, place the garlic cloves in the holes where the seeds came out, quarter the onions and place them in tray with squash and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil (or spread on some butter) and season well with salt and pepper.
Put in a medium oven (200 C ) and leave for about 40 mins to 1 hour.....go have a cuppa and watch corrie. To test if the squash is done just poke a knife into it and if its soft its ready. I usually like to wait until its browns a bit for extra flavour.
Scoop out the squash flesh, squeeze the garlic and place the onoins all together in a saucepan, add the stock and simmer for about 10 mins, then blitz until smooth add the cream to taste, i usually use about half the pot.

hey presto....mmmmmmmm delicious

Saffy100

I tried this today. It was very good indeed.