Recipe 54: Winter Vegetable Soup

Winter is fast approaching and today, being so extremely cold, called for a warm soup for dinner. Using my slow cooker, I could just pop everything in and after a few hours mashed everything to make this yum soup.

Recipe 54: Winter Vegetable Soup

2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 Swede, peeled and chopped
1/2 butternut pumpkin, peeled and chopped
1 parnsip, peeled and chopped
2 tsps ground ginger
2 tsps cracked chilli (adjust to your own taste)
1 tsp smoked paprika
Salt and pepper to taste

Method 

1. To your slow cooker (or a pot) add the chopped vegetables to approx 1 Litre of water
2. Cook until the vegetables are soft. (Slowcooker on high for 3 hours)
3. Using a stick blender, blend all vegetables until the soup becomes smooth
4. Add ginger, cracked chilli, smoked paprila and stir
5. Add salt and pepper to taste

You can also add nutmeg for a bit more bite, but as I have used so much chilli in mine, there was no need to. Also, you can add whatever vegetables you like. I use pumpkin as a base as its thick and creamy and goes with most other vegetables.