Soup

Here's three simple soups that I made back in December.  Great for taking to work for lunch.

 Leek and Potato

For this I put onion, leek and potato into a pan of stock, brought to the boil, simmered until the veg were soft and blitzed with a hand blender.  season to taste and enjoy.

Butternut Squash

Similarly, put chopped butternut squash (no need to peel if you don't want to), carrots and onion into the pan with stock. Simmer until soft and blitz with the hand blender.  season and enjoy.

Add chilli or curry powder for a different flavour.

Tomato

Nice and quick, just put tinned tomatoes or a jar of passata into the pan with stock and onion.  Add garlic if you like.  Cook until soft and blitz as before.

Nice with the addition of peppers from a jar (the ones in vinegar), or chilli or ginger.  Herbs like basil are good too, if they are fresh ones, add add the end just before blitzing.

Soup

Butternut Squash Soup

This is my Butternut Squash soup.  Every time I make it, it's different, but it's always tasty.  I like the texture butternut squash give to the soup, almost creamy.

This soup was made with an onion, 2 leeks, a butternut squash and 2 sticks of celery, cooked until soft in vegetable stock and with the addition of some fresh thyme and some coarsely ground black pepper.  Once the veg were soft, I blitzed the soup with my stick blender to create a smooth soup.