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Homemade vegetable soup

An everyday vegetable soup, mild and comforting. It keeps for 3 days in the fridge.

Homemade vegetable soup
Photo: File:Simple vegetable soup 2009.jpg, Scott Teresi Β· CC BY-SA 2.0

⏱ 50 min🍽 Serves 4

Ingredients

  • Potatoes400 g
  • Leek1
  • Carrots3
  • Courgette1
  • Onion1
  • Butter20 g
  • Stock cube1
  • Water1,200 ml
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Cream50 ml

Method

  1. Peel the potatoes, carrots and onion. Wash the leek and courgette. Cut everything into chunks.
  2. Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat and soften the onion and leek for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the other vegetables, the water and the crumbled stock cube.
  4. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
  5. Blend until smooth, season with salt and pepper, and stir in the cream if you like.

πŸ’‘ Tip : For a thicker soup, use less water or add an extra potato.

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