Soup recipes

GardenMillie

This soup is delicious, take one onion, a couple of cans of cheap chopped tomatoes, one can of chickpeas and some veg or chicken stock simmer for a bit then blitz with the hand blender. If you like spicy you can add some paprika or chilli. The chickpeas blended give it a lovely texture and it's low in fat too.

domestic_goddess

I am just about to buy a slow cooker... How can I not the way everyone raves about them on here. I love soup so this is the first thing I will try. How long would one take to cook... could I leave it all day?

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**purpleprincess**

sickofhavingnomoney wrote:

I am just about to buy a slow cooker... How can I not the way everyone raves about them on here. I love soup so this is the first thing I will try. How long would one take to cook... could I leave it all day?

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When I've done soups in my slow cooker I've either cooked them overnight or during the day while I've been at work! So yup, you could leave it on all day! How long depends on what setting you use. I use low and leave it all day, but you could use high and have it done in a few hours.

Katgoddess

The italian farmhouse soup from the Soup Song website is wonderful. Tastes alright with economy tinned tomatoes as well.

adsk

Currently enjoying lentil soup with a twist to beat the damp summer (?) weather. Can't remember where I saw the recipe but it's really nice. The bramley apple cuts through the sweetness of the carrots/lentils and the saltiness of the gammon stock.

Ideally use real ham stock (from boiling a gammon joint or similar). Otherwise vegetable or chicken stock cubes would do. Optionally chuck in a couple of smoked streaky bacon rashers if you have not got the ham stock.

1.5 pints stock
4 oz red lentils
2 celery sticks
1 large onion
4 medium or 2 large carrots
1 bramley apple.

Peel/chop the vegetables & apple in to chunks. Sweat them in a little oil for 10 minutes. Add the lentils and the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 30 minutes. Blend the soup with a stick blender or food processor. Tastes even better the next day.

I love soup with crusty white bread. This soup however, works particulary well with hot wholemeal toast and butter.

sammy_kaye18

Love my soup - was intending to make some today but just so bloody knackered that i cant be bothered - will do it tomorrow instead probably - i usually put

1 swede
1 onion
4 carrots
3 vegetable stock cubes and as much water as i like

chuck it al in a pot
leave it all to sweat
then add stock and leave to boil until im happy wiht it basically

season and eat
or freeze

lynzpower

Hi there
Although Ive made soups before, Ive never made on without a recipe.

Can someone help me with this?

I have
parsnips
potatoes
leek
peal barley
red lentils ( dry, hard in a storage canister)
onion
tin cannellini beans
can pinto beans
mini pasta bows
tiny amount veg boullion ( ie less than mugful when made up)

All the usual store cupbard items, flours, herbs etc

I have a slow cooker, but no blender

How do I make this into a soup?Do I need to buy anything else to make it with?

HappyIdiotTalk

I only do recipes too, when I deviate from them it usually goes horribly wrong. I'm betting someone here says to put them all in a pot and cook. I'm thinking add some tomatos and chilli pepper too.

Will keep an eye on this as see what happens.

bulchy

I very rarely use recipes, some soups have came out better than others, so dont really feel I can offer any advice, but personally I would just chuck everything in the pot and see what happens. Will be watching this one with interest.
Sue

susank

I would sautee the vegetables in a tablespoon of oil till softening, add lentils and the bullion and water to cover and a bit more and bring to boil and simmer till lentils and veg are cooked (dont have slow cooker) and then use potato masher to sort of puree it = we like the larger bits of veg though - may need to use salt and pepper if not much flavour as I use stock and a cube too. Really need carrots for lentil soup and if have parsley serve with parsley too. I dont use a recipe - just chuck lots in it - mostly fresh veg, leek, carrrot, turnip, potato, parsnip, onion and lentils.