People have been making soup for thousands of years, without a recipe. Vegetable soup is a great way to use up leftover vegetables, cooked or raw. Even those forgotten vegetables in your fridge that are past their best can still be used up in a soup.
300gpotatoes, peeled & dicedPotatoes will thicken a vegetable soup nicely
600gany vegetables, peeled & chopped
1litrehot vegetable stock
1dashsalt
1dashfreshly ground black pepperorganic, fairtrade
Instructions
Add the oil and onion to a large pan and fry over a medium heat until soft
Add the other vegetables and fry for 3 - 4 minutes. Put a lid on your pan and let them sweat for 5 minutes.
Pour over enough stock to cover the vegetables and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. until the vegetables are soft.
Leave the soup to cool a little then blend with a hand blender or mash using a potato masher or fork.