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Leek and Ginger soup

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1 person portion

1 small onion (diced)
1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
1/2 tsp ginger
1 small leek (thin sliced)
1 small carrot (thin sliced)
1/2 pt vegetable stock
dash oil

Gently fry the onions, ginger and garlic in the oil until onions soft
Add the carrots and vegetable stock and gently simmer until the carrots are soft.
Place all  in blender and serve
Serve

9:55 pm | Category: |

Broccoli and Asparagus Soup

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This is gorgeous! I would have taken a photo for you but we ate it all in one sitting and I forgot….sorry.

1 and a half cups Oxo vegetable stock
small handful asparagus tips (about 7-10)
small handlful broccoli (same sort of amount as the asparagus)
large pinch pepper
5 cups boiling water
2 tbsps plain yoghurt

cook the asparagus [...]

12:34 pm | Category: |

Broccoli and Garlic Soup

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Quite nice.  Had this for lunch today and filled me up nicely.

5 large florets broccoli
2 cloves garlic sliced
2tbsp Thick Cream
1/2 pint Vegetable stock
1/2 onion

Fry onion and garlic til soft.
Add and fry broccoli for a couple of minutes
Add vegetable stock and cook until broccoli soft (around 5 minutes)

Pop in blender with the cream

Serve.

4:57 pm | Category: |

Spicy Carrot and Orange soup (with parsnips)

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200g mixed carrots and parsnips, (more carrot)
One onion
1 orange
1 tbsp Coriander
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Paprika
Black Pepper
600ml Vegetable stock

peel, scrape etc carrots and parsnips then dice
Peel and dice onion
grate the zest of the orange and squeeze, then use the zest and juice.
put a little oil in a pan and gently fry the onions until just soft, [...]

6:37 pm | Category: |

Hummus

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4 servings

200g cooked chickpeas
75 ml cooking liquid or water
150 ml tahini
Juice of 1 large lemon
2 cloves of garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
Cayenne pepper
4 heaped teaspoons freshly chopped parsley

Crush garlic and drop into a blender goblet.

Add drained cooked chickpeas, oil, lemon juice, cayenne pepper to taste, and liquid.

Blend until [...]

6:56 pm | Category: |