Recipe: Wintery Parsnip Soup

There’s nothing more comforting in the cold dark winter than a bowl of warm delicious soup.

Soup is such an easy option for a quick lunch or dinner and it's something you can make a big batch of and have leftovers or freeze some for another day.

Parsnips are one of my favourite winter vegetables and so full of flavour they make a delicious ingredient for soups! In this recipe (one of my mum’s recipes) we use apples which add a touch of sweetness. 

Number of servings: 4

Preparation and cooking time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 parsnips

2 apples

1 celery stick

1 onion 

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp olive oil

500ml vegetable stock ( cube with boiling water or veg stock) 

1 tsp thyme

salt and pepper to taste 

Instructions

• Dice onions and add to pan with butter and olive oil over medium heat and cook for 5 mins until soft. 

• Chop parsnips, apples, celery into cubes and add to pan stirring regularly for approx 10 mins.

• Once the veggies are soft add the vegetable stock and cook for further 10mins. 

• Blend and then add thyme, salt and pepper to taste. 

  Serve with fresh crusty bread and enjoy!

Top tips

• Double up on ingredients and make a super large batch for freezing.

• When frying up the parsnips, allow them to go a little brown for that extra delicious caramelised flavour.

• You can keep this in the fridge for up to 3 days. Simply heat up in the microwave or on the hob.

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