Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup
This is a very simple recipe: lots of winter vegetables cooked in chicken stock, then blended. The soup's special finishing touch comes from cream and a spoonful of mustard.
84 K 4.6/5 (31 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
18 people
14 IngredientsLast modified on: January 14th 2015
For 18 people, you will need:
- 1
6 carrots - 2
2 2⁄3 cups cauliflower - 3
6 leeks - 4
9 turnips - 5
2 2⁄3 cups celeriac - 6
3 raw beetroots - 7
2 2⁄3 cups radishes - 8
3 onions - 9
3 chicken stock cubes - 10
15 tablespoons olive oil - 11
3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream - 12
3 tablespoons Mustard - 13
salt - 14
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 60 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Choose your vegetables, preferably roots, such as celeriac, carrots, turnips, beetroot, black radishes, etc.
You should use a variety and aim for a balance with about the same weight of each, apart from strong-flavoured kinds, of which you will need less, or they are all you will taste. I am thinking in particular of celeriac and radishes.
Use pink rather than red beetroot if you can, otherwise the colour will be a strong reddish purple, which might not be very appealing - it's a matter of taste.
You should use a variety and aim for a balance with about the same weight of each, apart from strong-flavoured kinds, of which you will need less, or they are all you will taste. I am thinking in particular of celeriac and radishes.
Use pink rather than red beetroot if you can, otherwise the colour will be a strong reddish purple, which might not be very appealing - it's a matter of taste.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Stage 3 - 40 min.
Peel and rinse the other vegetables and slice thinly (use a food processor) or cut into julienne sticks.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Pour 15 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan or stockpot. When hot, add the onion, salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes without colouring.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Add all the other vegetables and mix well. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Cover with 2 cm (1 inch) of water and add 3 chicken stock cubes.
Stage 8 - 20 min.
Bring to the boil and cook on medium heat until the carrots are tender.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Remove from the heat and blend thoroughly.
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Add 3 cups + 3 tablespoons liquid cream, 3 tablespoons Mustard and blend briefly once more. Your soup is ready.
Remarks
You can use any number of different vegetables, depending on what you have already or can find on the market. It is important to use a wide variety.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge in a sealed container. Freezes well.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 240 RDI=90 % | 450 RDI=40 % | 450 RDI=70 % | 6,830 RDI=340 % | 28,590 RDI: 340 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 90 RDI=5 % | 390 RDI: 5 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,590 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 14.30 €
- Per person : 0.80 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Liquid cream
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