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Potato, vegetable & roast garlic soup

Potato, vegetable & roast garlic soup

A winter warming soup ideal to make and take for lunch!

  • Serves: 6

What you need:

  • 25g Butter
  • 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 4 Cloves of Garlic, peeled and roasted with a little oil in a hot oven for 10 mins (this can be done in advance and chilled)
  • 300g Aunt Bessie's Frozen Finely Diced Vegetable Mix
  • 5 Large Baking Potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 dice
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh chopped Rosemary
  • 2 ltrs Water
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 200mls Double Cream
  • 200g Aunt Bessie's Frozen Finely Diced Vegetable Mix for garnish

What you do:

  1. Heat the oil & butter in a heavy-bottomed pan and add the 250g Aunt Bessie's Frozen Finely Diced Vegetable Mix, fry off without colouring over a low heat for 15-20 mins.
  2. Add the potatoes, rosemary and garlic and stir into the mix for a few mins.
  3. Pour in the water and cook out the potatoes until they start to break up.
  4. Liquidize with a hand blender or in a food processor until smooth and velvety, add the cream and season to taste.
  5. Add the vegetable garnish and return to the heat and allow to gently simmer for 8-10 mins.
  6. Serve in warm bowls with some crusty bread.

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