soup of the day

[wargarden]

what is your favorite soup

[PatsyMFagan]

Whatever I have just made, usually from leftovers in the fridge. At the moment I have a surfeit of celery, but I over salted the last batch (for my taste anyway) so am loathe to make it again I like my soups to be smooth, not chunky. Butternut Squash always turns out well.

[Ratatouille]

what is your favorite soap

Olive oil and lavender looks like one of my typos

[earthmaiden]

I have just tried going back to soap in order to save on plastic bottles. I hate it, it is only good for keeping in clothes drawers to smell nice.

We have a good thread already going somewhere re soup. I like soup but the first leek and potato in late autumn is always special.

[Ratatouille]

At the moment it is things like asparagus, carrot and coriander or still French onion before the weather gets too hot when I switch to cold soups

[KC2]

Made a few batches of sweet potato recently, roasted together with onion and garlic, which is delicious!

But I agree with Patsy that it's usually

Whatever I have just made

We like our soup thick and smooth.

Edited to add the link to the other soup thread viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5333

[Prettykiwicrazy]

Welcome wargarden . If my soups are blended , I like them very thick with a bit of texture still. I love any spicy root veg soup , sometimes with lentils too. I made carrot and coriander once and it was gorgeous, think maybe a Nigel Slater recipe.

Proper roasted tomato soup is good too, with garlic and. chilli . I can't actually remember the last time I made soup

[suffolk]

Lunch today was a Broccoli & Stilton soup ... one onion chopped and softened; I added a large handful of chopped cooked purple sprouting broccoli left over from yesterday’s roast dinner and some vegetable stock made with Marigold bouillon powder and let it simmer for ten minutes. Then I added a small wedge of Stilton and blended ( keeping a bit of texture) and stirred in a tablespoon of creme fraiche .... voila ... lunch was ready

There’s enough left for my lunch tomorrow too

[Seatallan]

As I mentioned on Chatterbox, Suffs, that sounds wonderful. One of my all-time favorites...

I'd travel a fair old way for pea & ham soup too.

[wargarden]

sorry for misspelling auto-correct caused it.
my favorite soup is clam or fish chowder when comes to thick cream soups
chicken soup also but that can be complicated since there are so many variations.

[Catherine]

My sisters Watercress soup and my mums chicken and vegetable broth

[Ratatouille]

Oooh yes I love chowders and make them quite often I also love Sothern French fish soup with croutons, garlic, rouille and cheese but it is so complicated to make that I buy it from the local fish stall or from the traiteur in town, who makes a quite exceptional one.

[Seatallan]

I love chowder too, and cullen skink

It's a shame because Mr S isn't keen so I rarely make it even though I have some splendid recipes. I have one for a mussel chowder that's to die for.

[Herbidacious]

Ribollita. Is that soup?!! Oh asparagus is nice. French onion. Chilled watercress not had that for ages. Gazpacho... so difficult to choose!
Pret do a nice veggie chilli one at the moment.

[karadekoolaid]

Roasted root vegetables with Ras-al-hanout.
Carrot and tomato.
Pumpkin and lentil with turmeric.
Gazpacho!

[KC2]

Roasted root vegetables with Ras-al-hanout.

Roughly how much ras-el-hanout do you use for a large tray of veg, kkl?

[suffolk]

Today I made a butternut squash and sage soup using a stock made from boiling a ham bone with herbs and aromatics.

[Seatallan]

[KC2]

Have to share a gorgeous soup I made this week, actually from OH's Michael Mosley reduce your blood sugar book.
Beetroot, apple and cumin.

A couple of onions and Bramleys, some beetroot and cumin seeds. Veg stock. Blended when cooked.

Absolutely delicious, especially with some Greek yogurt stirred in. It was supposed to have beans in it (white beans) but we tried them the first time and decided they didn't add much.

Just as delicious hot, warm or chilled

Just found the recipe online if anyone would like it:
BEETROOT, APPLE AND CANNELLINI SOUP
200 cals / Serves 3
● 1 tbsp olive oil
● 1 tsp cumin seeds
● 2 medium onions, chopped
● 500g raw beetroot, grated
● 2 Bramley apples, peeled and quartered
● 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock
● 2 star anise
● Salt and ground black pepper
● 1 × 400g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
● Greek yoghurt, to serve
● Handful of chives, chopped

Heat the oil in a pan, add the cumin and onions, and cook for 10 minutes, lid on. Add the beetroot and apple, stir and cook for 10 minutes more. Add the stock, turn up the heat, add the star anise and season. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Take off the heat, remove the star anise and blitz. Return to the pan, add the beans, simmer for 20 minutes then serve with yoghurt and chives.

[PatsyMFagan]

That sounds delicious … I have bought the beetroot and apple …

[KC2]

That sounds delicious … I have bought the beetroot and apple …

Enjoy!

Btw, I don't bother to peel the apples as it all gets liquidised anyway.

[PatsyMFagan]

... and I have to say it is absolutely delicious As I was planning on doing this under pressure in my IP, I didn't bother grating the beetroot, just cut that, the apples and onions into chunks. I already had some eating apples that needed to be used up, so only added one Bramley and it is amazingly sweet.

[earthmaiden]

I keep looking at this, beetroot and apple are not flavours I have thought of together and it sounds interesting. I don't like cumin much, do you think fennel seeds would work?

[KC2]

... and I have to say it is absolutely delicious As I was planning on doing this under pressure in my IP, I didn't bother grating the beetroot, just cut that, the apples and onions into chunks. I already had some eating apples that needed to be used up, so only added one Bramley and it is amazingly sweet.

So glad it worked out Patsy - we had it again today and really like it!

I keep looking at this, beetroot and apple are not flavours I have thought of together and it sounds interesting. I don't like cumin much, do you think fennel seeds would work?

Yes, I would have thought it would work with fennel, EM, definitely worth trying if you're not too keen on cumin.

[PatsyMFagan]

I keep looking at this, beetroot and apple are not flavours I have thought of together and it sounds interesting. I don't like cumin much, do you think fennel seeds would work?

I didn't detect much trace of the cumin, but that could be that my jar is not at it's freshest .... and I haven't put the cannellini beans in yet. I don't have them in store cupboard anyway, so was going to sub with chick peas, but clean forgot

[KC2]

I didn't detect much trace of the cumin, but that could be that my jar is not at it's freshest .... and I haven't put the cannellini beans in yet. I don't have them in store cupboard anyway, so was going to sub with chick peas, but clean forgot

We added beans the first time but felt they really didn't add anything and haven't had them since.

Our cumin is pretty fresh and I probably put in a bit more than 1 tsp.

[wargarden]

given hot weather I've had a strong desire to have Vichyssoise and Kheer soup.
but then hot soup seems be on my radar to. azuki bean soup ( a hot Japanese red bean soup)

[karadekoolaid]

Earthmaiden:
If you´re not fond of cumin, try using caraway. Or even ground coriander.
Fennel is anise-flavoured, and there´s already star anise in the recipe.

[Ratatouille]

We have just had a black tomato gazpacho with a cucumber and mint sorbet floating therein. It was perfect for a very hot day. There are so many different colours and flavours of toma available these days I must experiment further during the week. I already have green zebra and yellow pinapple toms available.

[Prettykiwicrazy]

That sounds gorgeous . I love gazpacho but have never made it . I think all the different types of tomato available nowadays are gorgeous and so pretty . I love tomatoes and think nothing better than a tomato salad with cheese , good olive oil and crusty bread

[earthmaiden]

Earthmaiden:
If you´re not fond of cumin, try using caraway. Or even ground coriander.
Fennel is anise-flavoured, and there´s already star anise in the recipe.

Great ideas - thanks!