Root Vegetable Soup

What You Need

1. 2 Parsnips
2. 4 carrotts
3. 1 large sweet Potato
4. 1 large onion (red or white)
5. a little oil
6. 1½ ltrs vegetable stock
7. Good shake of mixed herbs
8. Salt & Pepper to taste

How To Do It

1. Peel and chop all the vegetables
2. Heat a little oil in a large saucepan
3. Add the onion and gently fry until soft
4. Add the vegetable one at a time and stir through so they are all coated in the oil.
5. Add the mixed herbs and stir through
6. Slowly add the vegetable stock
7. Add salt & pepper to taste
8. Cover and bring to the boil.  Turn down to a simmer and cook for about 30mins or until all the vegetables are cooked.
9. If you have a hand blender use this to blitz the vegetables to make a soup like consistency. If you want to leave a few lumps, thats fine.  If you do not have a hand blender but have a table top blender, gradually add the mixture and blend until you have the consistency you want.  If you have neither of these, use a potato masher and mash the vegetable down until you have a soupy consistency.

Tips & Suggestions

serve in warmed bowls with crusty bread.

For some extra flavour add some grated cheese on top

Or Some crunchy croutons woud go well too.

Or add a dollop of Creme Fraiche