Vegetarian soups without a blender?

Zara77

Hi
This is more of a hint-when cutting up the veg do it as small as possible so less mashing afterwards. Hence a little smoother.

sundancer101

hamstercheeks wrote: »

then add 10 or 12 oxo veggie stock cubes c00k for approx 3 hours
lovely

plus add salt n pepper

Eek - 10 or 12 stock cubes and then add salt!!!!
Thats gotta be way too much salt

thriftlady_2

Red Soup (that's what my OH calls this)

In butter or oil gently cook some finely chopped onion, celery, leek, carrot, red pepper and garlic. You don't need all these but don't leave out the onion.

Next add any spices you like -smoked paprika is good and particularly red, or chilli.

Add some larger chopped veg -carrots, potato, squash, sweet potato, sweetcorn, swede, more red peppers

Add some cooked beans -kidney, chickpeas, cannellini

Next add about 1 pint of veg stock (powder or cube or hm) and a carton of passata/tin of tomatoes.

Simmer until the veg are soft.

you can also add small pasta to this soup. We like it with grated cheese.

justpeyton4now

All the replies are great here. Personally I like most of our veg soups with chunky veg in them. It gives them a bit of the chewing sensation, if that makes sense. :rotfl:I also like to make it in the slow cooker for about 6 to 8 hours on low after it comes to the boil. The veg seem to get softer that way and are easier to mash. I do use less stock when in the slow cooker as it doesn't evaporate like cooking it on the hob.

Try using Argo's Store Locator to see if you have one close to you. You can view a map and zoom it out to get directions to it.

HTH

hamstercheeks_2

sundancer101 wrote: »

Eek - 10 or 12 stock cubes and then add salt!!!!
Thats gotta be way too much salt

it's a humungous caldron - just a tad little salt - more pepper tho

hamstercheeks_2

hamstercheeks wrote: »

3 leeks (or 4 if small 0- prefereably organic as they taste better) - chopped small
3/4 carrots - largish - chopped
3 potatoes -largish - chopped
half a swede - chopped
one cup of lentils - boil for 10 mins in unsalted water and drain

fry leek in butter until soften then add other veggies

then add lentils

then add 10 or 12 oxo veggie stock cubes c00k for approx 3 hours
lovely

plus add salt n pepper

yup made this today yumm proper winter food