It's Soup Time of The Year...

1. Mixed Vegetables Soup

Ingredients:            About 8 potatoes, 

 2 Onions

1 Turnip

About 8 Carrots

2 Parsnips

Peel and slice all vegetables.  Cook together until soft then blend with the cooking water in batches in the blender or with an immersible blender.  Return to the stove on low heat.  Add about 1/3 cup butter and enough milk to make it the consistency of thick cream.  Add salt and pepper as needed.

1. Lentil Soup

Ingredients:            5cups vegetable broth or 5 cups water

1cup dried red lentils

2cups chopped onions

2cups chopped potatoes

8 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole or 1 tbso chopped garlic

1tablespoon canola oil

2teaspoons ground cumin

⁄teaspoon turmeric

teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste.

First, put the vegetables, stock, garlic and lentils in a large pot; cover and bring to a boil.

Lower the heat and simmer 15-20 minutes or until the lentils and veggies are tender.

Take pot from stove burner and set aside.

In a small saucepan, add the oil; warm over low heat until the oil is hot but not smoking.

Add in the cumin, turmeric, and salt; cook and stir constantly for 2-3 minutes or until the cumin has released its fragrance (be careful not to scorch the spices). Add spice mixture to lentil mixture and stir. Puree mixture in batches in blender or use an immersion blender.  Add the lemon juice if desired.  Season with salt and pepper if needed.

You can garnish the soup with fresh coriander or even a dollop of cream, if you like – make the recipe your own - and enjoy!

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