Carrot & Parsnip Soup
Quick and easy carrot and parsnip soup recipe - really easy recipe for kids with free printable child friendly recipe sheet.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 500 g carrots
- 500 g parsnips
- 1 leek
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs mild curry powder
- 2 chicken or vegetable stock cubes *
- 100 g red lentils
Instructions
- Peel and roughly chop the onion, carrots, parsnips and leek.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then gently fry the onion for 2 minutes until starting to soften. Add the chopped carrots, parsnips and leek to the saucepan.
- Sprinkle over the curry powder and red lentils and stir to mix in. Crumble the stock cubes into the saucepan and add 1 litre of hot water, then stir well until the stock cubes have completely dissolved.
- Put a lid on the saucepan and cook for 20 minutes until the vegetables are cooked through and soft.
- Once cooked, take the lid off, let the soup cool a little then whizz until smooth with a stick blender.
- Serve with a sprinkling of coriander leaves and cheese on toast if wanted.
Notes
NOTES: Vegetable stock cubes work just as well if you want to keep the recipe vegetarian or vegan.