A lovely winter warmer, quick and easy, and delicious served with home-baked bread. Serves 2-3 1 medium onion 1 clove garlic 1 large sweet potato 2 medium carrots 1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 1 1/2 pints water 1 tsp mild curry powder (to taste) 1/2 tsp pepper (to taste) Chop the onion [...]
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Spicy Sweet Potato Soup
Posted in Only for weight maintenance, Soups, tagged curry powder, soup, spicy, sweet potato, weight loss, winter warmer on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Miso, vegetable and tempeh soup
Posted in Soups, tagged beans, Lunch, main course, protein, weight loss on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 4 1 pkg tempeh, cut into cubes 1 TBS white miso paste 2 tsp Swiss vegetable bouillon (powder) Soy sauce 2 tsp olive oil 2 tsp sesame oil 1 TBS lemongrass, finely chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 1 leek, finely sliced 4 large leaves kale, ripped into small pieces (stem [...]
Chicken, coconut and vegetable soup
Posted in Soups, tagged chicken, dinner, main course, protein, weight loss on June 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 4-6 For the stock: 1 whole, organic chicken 1 onion 1 carrot 2 sticks celery 1 parsnip Handful parsley For the soup: 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 TBS fresh ginger, finely chopped 1/4 tsp chilli 1 TBS olive oil Meat from whole, organic chicken 2 [...]
Summer vegetable soup
Posted in Soups, tagged Lunch, soup, weight loss on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 1 1/4 onion, sliced 1/2 garlic clove, crushed 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil 250ml vegetable stock 1 courgette, sliced 100g fresh tomatoes, skinned and chopped 1/2 red pepper, diced 1/2 green pepper, diced 1 tsp pesto Fry the onion and garlic in the olive oil. Add the stock, courgette, tomatoes and peppers, then [...]
Broccoli and almond soup
Posted in Soups, tagged Lunch, soup, weight loss on February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 1 120g broccoli florets 1/4 onion, diced Pinch grated nutmeg 120ml boiling water 1/2 vegetable stock cube 75ml semi-skimmed milk 10g flaked almonds 1 tsp parsley, chopped In a saucepan, mix together the broccoli, onion, nutmeg, water, stock cube and milk. Simmer until the broccoli is cooked, then liquidise until smooth. Pour into a [...]
Chilled pea and chorizo soup
Posted in Only for weight maintenance, Soups, tagged soup, starter, weight maintenance on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 10 500ml hot chicken stock, made up with boiling water from a kettle 450g frozen peas 1 shallot, finely chopped 1/4 small red chilli, finely chopped Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon Few dashes of Worcestershire sauce Large handful of curly-leafed parsley 100ml Greek yogurt 75g chorizo, diced Pour the hot stock over [...]
English garden soup
Posted in Soups, tagged dinner, soup, weight loss on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 2 25g butter 1 large banana shallot, peeled and finely chopped 1 large garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped 1 medium cucumber, peeled and cut in half lengthways, seeds scooped out and discarded, flesh sliced into half-moons Large pinch freshly ground nutmeg Sea salt flakes and freshly ground white pepper 220g fresh French [...]
Quick bean and vegetable soup
Posted in Only for weight maintenance, Soups, tagged balanced diet, Lunch, soup on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Quick bean and vegetable soup
