This recipe is one I remember from childhood; I’ve always enjoyed its very simplicity – of taste and in making.
Made up of equal-ish volumes of potatoes, swede and carrots – cut into small pieces, then boiled together and then simmered to mashable consistency – season as you like, and that’s it.
Mash it all together and there you have a tasty lunch, especially with some thick, crusty and amply buttered bread.
I always add a good dash of mixed herbs, pepper and salt, chicken stock if there’s any to hand, and at times thrown in a vegetable oxo cube or two. A dash of marmite would work too, and pretty much anything else you want to throw in.
For those who prefer a low-carb and high-protein diet, this is really not the best recipe, but for comfort food/winter warming – this hits the spot.
Next time I’ll share another favourite which is considerably more fuss (I’m not one for over-faffing in the kitchen) but worth the effort – cauliflower cheese soup – it sounds horrible but is as tasty as the dish itself.
What is your favourite simple recipe?
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My favourite simplest soup recipe ? I fry onions with salt, pepper and dried thyme/cumin/turmeric, and add celeriac, peppers and celery according to what’s available.
Then I add any vegetables from the allotment/supermarket/local (important to be flexible in winter)and bring it to the boil. Depending on how hungry we are I finish with half a cup full of pasta or rice or barley (or millet or quinoa). I always add fresh parsley at the last minute.
I never use stock.
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I have a rutabaga (swede) that’s been sitting in my vegetable drawer for a while– this is what I should do with it. It’s still cold here and hot soup is the order of the day.
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