Soups!

Already three soups tried this year, and not an article about them yet!
Yes, I have made my first soup of the winter last week and made two other ones on Sunday. A soup can contain everything you want. It can be blended or not, whatever you prefer. You do not really need to follow recipe: follow your imagination! If you do not have any idea, follow one simple rule: build the recipe of your soup around a principal "theme", for example: countryside, seafood, chinese food, italian, etc...

Let's me give you the three themes I have explored and the recipes I have done with:

COUNTRYSIDE:

Oignons,
Potatoes,
Celery,
Leek,
Mushrooms,
Cloves,
Bacon

Put the quantities you want, how much water you like. Cook it slowly for two hours, mix it. And don't forget, add salt only in the plate, not in the pot. It's better to put a bit of salt in the plate, than a lot in the pot!

MEDITERRANEAN

Red Peppers,
Red Oignons,
Courgettes,
Pesto,
Tomatoes,
Potatoes.

I first fried the peppers, oignons and courgettes in a wok. I then added pesto and tomato purée. It was looking like a pasta sauce. Then I added more courgettes, potatoes and a can of chopped tomatoes, water and I cooked that slowly for 2 hours. And blended it. Enjoy!

ROOTS

Carrots,
Potatoes,
Swede,
Sweet potatoe,
Butternut squash (I know it's not a root but it goes very well with this theme)
Creme fraiche,
Fresh coriander.

Again, cook the vegetables in water, slowly for 2 hours. Add only after the crème fraîche and the coriander. Blend the mix!

Soup is a perfect dish because you can do it quickly the weekend and keep it for the rest of the week in fridge or freezer. Then it is easy to use, cheap, and it provides a widen range of products, flavours, vitamins and other essential nutrient in the same dish!

Enjoy!