Winter draws on.....................it's getting to that time of year when the salads give way to the soups as a means of getting my daily veg and green stuff
I like to have one meal a day that's comprised totally of veg, fruit, salad..........and generally with 4 or 5 components.
When it comes to soup I make a panful which lasts 3 or 4 days.................I also don't like blending although I have a blender, I prefer chunky soup which is more filling and more of a main meal
So..............made my first panful of soup yesterday and I'll have it for tea yesterday, today and tomorrow
Tomato and Mushroom Soup
Chop an onion and 5 cloves garlic and fry in olive oil.
Peel and chop up 4 large mushrooms and add to pan with a teaspoon of paprika and half a teaspoon of chilli powder (the paprika adds earthiness and colour and obviously the chilli adds a bit of heat)
Fry and stir around for a bit
Add a half pint of water and two teaspoons Marigold Bouillon (powdered vegetable stock)
simmer
chop up a pack of 4 or 5 nice tomatoes................I get the vine ripened ones though any will do and add to soup
simmer a bit more, say 20 minutes until the tomatoes have dissolved and thickened the soup. Add a bit more water if it looks too thick
That's it !
Anyone with similar recipes for 4 or 5 item chunky soups please post here
I'm planning my next panful for probably Monday or Tues and am leaning towards a Pea Soup basically because I have a pack of dried peas that I've had since last winter and I noted the use by date is Sept 2016...................
plus I love pea soup
I like to have one meal a day that's comprised totally of veg, fruit, salad..........and generally with 4 or 5 components.
When it comes to soup I make a panful which lasts 3 or 4 days.................I also don't like blending although I have a blender, I prefer chunky soup which is more filling and more of a main meal
So..............made my first panful of soup yesterday and I'll have it for tea yesterday, today and tomorrow
Tomato and Mushroom Soup
Chop an onion and 5 cloves garlic and fry in olive oil.
Peel and chop up 4 large mushrooms and add to pan with a teaspoon of paprika and half a teaspoon of chilli powder (the paprika adds earthiness and colour and obviously the chilli adds a bit of heat)
Fry and stir around for a bit
Add a half pint of water and two teaspoons Marigold Bouillon (powdered vegetable stock)
simmer
chop up a pack of 4 or 5 nice tomatoes................I get the vine ripened ones though any will do and add to soup
simmer a bit more, say 20 minutes until the tomatoes have dissolved and thickened the soup. Add a bit more water if it looks too thick
That's it !
Anyone with similar recipes for 4 or 5 item chunky soups please post here
I'm planning my next panful for probably Monday or Tues and am leaning towards a Pea Soup basically because I have a pack of dried peas that I've had since last winter and I noted the use by date is Sept 2016...................

plus I love pea soup





