Soups

I love soups. They can be really nutritious, fast to put together and freeze well. Here are some of my “Old Reliables” that I can mostly make at a pinch with things I have to hand. Feel free to tweak or to add to these recipie, I go mostly by eye and by taste, so this is really a rough outline of how to do them.

Tanja’s Vegetarian Leek and Tomato Soup with Cream Cheese

For some simple ingredients, this is a really nice twist on tomato soup, which I can’t stand.

Ingredients

• 1 “box” of Passata or two tins of tomatoes (any kind) plus more tomatoes if you like
• 2 cups of vegetable stock
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 leeks, sliced
• 1 knob of butter
• 250g cream cheese (1 package)
• 1T tomato purée
• 2t dried basil and some pepper (to taste)

Method
1. Fry the leeks, onions and garlic in the butter
2. Put the passatta, tomatoes and stock in together in a pot
3. Then simmer for 30mins
4. Put all of the mixture into a blender except for 1 cup
5. Then mix them all back together again

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Turkish Lentil Soup

A great way to use up some extra potatoes.

Ingredients

• 1cup red lentils
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• a quarter of a mild onion
• half a cup of white potatoes
• 1t paprika
• 1t salt
• pepper (to taste)

Method
1. Rinse lentils
2. Put all ingredients in the potand bring to the boil
3. Then simmer for 30mins
4. Put all of the mixture into a blender except for 1 cup
5. Then mix them all back together again