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wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 6:01 pm Post subject: Soups
I am getting fed up of winter root vegetable soups. I like them as they're quick, cheap, healthy and convinient to take to work in frozen blocks. But I don't much fancy them. What can I add to make them more interesting? Not fond of curry spices (except in curry!)

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22790
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 6:02 pm Post subject:
Cheese?

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 6:12 pm Post subject:
Lemon can work with root veg, lemon and ginger maybe with lots of carrots?

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 10460

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 6:56 pm Post subject:
tiny soup pasta for texture interest? Croutons?

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 6:57 pm Post subject:
how about chilli? or a beef stock cube? I cant remember the name of what my nan uses, it comes in a jar like marmite, red lid argggg

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 7:22 pm Post subject:
Bovril maybe, lentils, wostershire sauce ummmmm I will get back to you

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 7:54 pm Post subject:
yes! bovril

KILLITnGRILLIT

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 894
Location: Looking at a screen in the front room

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 8:35 pm Post subject:
Lots of thyme and if you have it......lemon peel.

aussie

Joined: 05 Jan 2007
Posts: 18
Location: Australia

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 8:43 pm Post subject:
Carrot soup with orange works well, although it may sound a strange combination- just chicken stock, salt and pepper, and the juice of one or two oranges. Top it with snipped chives. I add dried lima beans and moroccan spice mix to winter vegetable soups- always popular with the hungry hordes. Tomato soup with orange is another, although not really root vegetable.

Penny Outskirts

Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23385
Location: Planet, not on the....

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 8:44 pm Post subject:
Pearl Barley?

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 9:02 pm Post subject:
carrot and corriander

Jb

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 7761
Location: 91ï¿½ N

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 07 9:51 pm Post subject:
Dried tomatoes?, basil? Most of my tomato crop goes to make dried tomatoes or soup bases for the winter - root veg for the body and tomato and basil as a reminder of summer - oh and finished off with cheese, parmesan for preference but cheddar will do.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 07 7:48 am Post subject:
parsnip and chilli goes very well, An excellent soup in it's own right. Adding white beans to any soup turns it from a snack to a meal, and brings in new textures and flavours.

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 07 7:58 am Post subject:
I did a nice parsnip and bramley apple soup the other day with some cheese crouton type things

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 07 9:54 am Post subject:
Try ground cumin. It won't taste like "curry" if you know what I mean. The cumin compliments the root veg well. A dash of lemon juice will pull it all together

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