More Soups

Economical, easy, often healthy. What's not to love about soup? Two of my children could give you a myriad of reasons why soup is not a great meal but they can eat the bread I say.

I made two pots of soup yesterday. One for dinner and one for the freezer. The first soup went into the freezer not because it was the lesser soup but because the other one was too hard to resist.

Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Soup

Ingredients

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped

1 cup of red lentils

2 small potatoes

Enough water or stock to cover.

Method

Place all ingredients in a large pot, bring to the boil and cover.

Reduce heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender.

Puree.

This serves about four people and freezes well.

Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Soup

The other soup which was a spicy broccoli. It must be good for you because it really is not very pretty to look at. I know I certainly would have turned my nose up at this when I was younger. Now I can see beyond the obvious and give everything a try before I decide if I like it or not.

Spicy Broccoli Soup

Ingredients

500 grams broccoli, chopped

2 cups water or stock

2 small chillies

1 onion, diced

1 clove garlic, chopped finely

1 tbsp olive oil

Method

Heat olive oil over a medium heat and add onion, chillies and garlic. Fry gently for a few minutes until the onion is softened.

Add the stock/water and bring to the boil.

Add the broccoli bring back to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until the broccoli is tender.

Puree

Spicy Broccoli Soup

(this is one ugly soup but it tastes great)

Tracy