Super awesome Roasted Vegetable Soup
This is one of those really easy recipes that is sort of hard to mess up... as long as you don't over think it. The beauty of this recipe is that you can add as many or as few of the second batch of ingredients as you want, and you can add any other root vegetables you've got laying around as well. The directions stay the same, as do the amounts… use one of each :D
Equipment
- large pot
- cutting board
- knife
- immersion blender
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 1 large clove garlic (or 2 small)
- 1 L chicken stock
- 1 L water
- 1 large potato
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf, 1 sprig thyme, 1 tbsp peppercorns (or whatever other herbs you have) tied into a bundle or stuck into a mesh tea ball or disposable tea bag. Whatever you’ve got that’ll keep ‘em from getting into the liquid but let the flavours infuse. I use a tea bag made for loose leaf tea from David’s.
- 1 large carrot
- 1 butternut squash
- 1 beet
- 1 large parsnip
- 1 large leek
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 cup heavy cream (optional)
Directions
** Instead of olive oil, you can use a piece or two of bacon that’s been chopped up, some butter or whatever else you have laying around.
- Roughly chop, peel and de-seed all of your vegetables into chunks that are slightly larger than your large clove of garlic.
- Smash the clove of garlic using the side of your knife.
- Pre heat a large stock pot to a medium-high heat.
- Once your pot is hot, add the olive oil and swirl it around until it gets “ripples” that show you the oil is hot.**
- Add all of your vegetables and your chicken stock. Stir everything around until it’s all kinda brown. Black bits are okay… they happen.
- Add your chicken stock and water, toss in your little package of herbs simmer until all of your vegetables are smushy.
- Remove from heat, remove the bundle of herbs and puree until smooth.
- Add cream (optional), season with salt and pepper to taste.
** Instead of olive oil, you can use a piece or two of bacon that’s been chopped up, some butter or whatever else you have laying around.