Saturday, 5 March 2011

Roast Root Soup

Even though it's the start of spring it's still bloody cold and wearing big jumpers and eating soup are high on my list of prioritys!! I went out last night and so am feeling a bit sorry for myself today and definatly did not want to go to the shops for supplies so I just raided the veg drawer to make this yummy soup.
I roasted carrot's and parsnips in the oven for half an hour before adding them to the pan I was sauteing swede, potato and onion in. I added some home-made chicken stock and seasoning and when the veg was tender I blitzed the lot.

Photobucket
Blurry veg shot


Photobucket
I put a big spoonful of sour cream on the top and a huge amount of pepper and it was good....Another picture on my windowsill, I don't know why
at

8 comments:

  1. Unknown5 March 2011 at 22:57

    Love 'back of the fridge' soup. Lovely and comfy and warming xxx

    ReplyDelete
  2. Rachel Hughes6 March 2011 at 00:07

    Soup is probably my favourite thing to cook, this one looks good :) I'm jealous you have homemade stock- I've never made stock!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Unknown6 March 2011 at 06:13

    The soup looks comforting. I am well impressed with the home-made chicken stock. Mine comes very often from a cube/powder... :(
    And I love sour cream. So, yum!
    Enjoy your Sunday.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Gloria Baker6 March 2011 at 12:34

    mmmm! Love thios soup! look yummy! gloria

    ReplyDelete
  5. Karen6 March 2011 at 13:34

    Soups thrown together from fridge bits usually turn out tasting lovely. Only problem then is trying to recreate it if it tastes gorgeous.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Anonymous6 March 2011 at 15:32

    Soup is my 'go to' food when I'm feeling happy, melancholy, or just plain irritable. Soup made from whatever is in the fridge, is THE BEST soup ever, every time.
    Today I have enough chicken frames in the freezer to make my own chicken stock and I plan on making something wonderful with it. Will blog it soon

    ReplyDelete
  7. Joyti7 March 2011 at 22:45

    Yum! Soup is so delicious, and your impromptu version turned out so pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Pistachio and Rose8 March 2011 at 04:59

    Thank you for all your lovely comments everyone...
    @Living in a tea cup..soup is a very comforting thing and it's a defiantly my go to food when feeling in a need of a culinary hug.
    @Indie.Tea..Thanks for saying it look pretty!!
    @Karen..It's very hard to recreate a soup when it's just bit's and bob's from the fridge but home-made soup always has that same kind taste to me!!!
    @Michael....I had a lovely Sunday thank you and sour cream is great, perhaps not on this veg soup again but I love putting it on pea and spinach soup,yum.
    @Rach...Homemade stock is so easy, just boil your chicken carcass from a Sunday roast with lot's of veg and a bouquet garni for a few hours and you’ll have a fantastic stock!!!!

    ReplyDelete