Soup recipes

Gingham_Ribbon

Hi.

I have just made a huge pot of cauliflower and leek soup and it's really yummy. But I don't know if it's okay to freeze.

It's:

1 large leek, fried in butter till soft with garlic
Added lots of cauliflower, vegetable stock and milk and simmered for about 20 minutes.
Blended.

I presume it won't do it any harm to freeze it? I've never frozen soup with milk in it before.

Thanks.

(By the way, I think I would have been nice with grated nutmeg...)

Chell

I've frozen carrot and corriander soup with milk in it before and its been ok.

luckylukey

I am having my ex round for supper next week (broke up because he left the country , so we still like each other!) and I need to impress him! He absolutley adores soup , so does any one have a cheap soup idea that actually tastes v expensive and impressive?

thanks!

puffinmuffin

What about a Gazpacho (cold tomato soup from Spain) It' s pretty cheap but exotic. try this recipe (you will need a blender)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/gazpacho_71641.shtml
If you are feeling adventurous you can add chili or i had a lovely one made with avocado instead of tomoato in Mexico.
Good luck with ex-impressing!

MinnieSpender

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 pints vegetable stock
2 carrots, chopped
125g (4oz) green veg (courgettes, peas, green beans, chopped green cabbage)
handful of fresh basil, torn
tin of haricot (or other) beans
125g (4oz) small pasta shapes
1 pint or bottle of passata
olive oil

To serve

pesto
parmesan

Sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil for a few minutes.

Add the veg, herbs and stock and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the beans, pasta and passata – simmer for another 10 minutes.

Done!


Serve with a tablespoon of pesto in the middle of each bowl and sprinkle with parmesan. Lovely with loads of garlic bread.

Impresses everyone I make it for.

Good luck - I trust you'll have him for dessert?

comping_cat

This is my fav from the indexed collection, roasted butternut squash and tomato, its delicious!!!!http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=456700&postcount=37

GerardL

You can't beat carrot and coriander, easy and cheap

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/carrotandcorianderso_81122.shtml

silverfoxdude

MinnieSpender wrote:

Good luck - I trust you'll have him for dessert?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Pink.

I agree with MinnieSpender, a good minestrone soup is hard to beat. The recipe I use is a Delia Smith recipe: Minestrone Soup.

I add extra pasta and replace the parmesan (apparently it smells funny :rolleyes:) with grated cheddar. Serve it with crusty bread to make a really filling main meal.

Pink

Pink.

Hi luckylukey,

We have a long thread with lots of soup recipes, so I've merged yours with it as it makes it easier for readers of the Old Style board to find all the replies in one place. As always, the replies are listed in date order so you'll have to read from the beginning to see all the ideas.

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