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Broccoli and stilton is always a winter winner, and quite easy... Pea and mint is always good and well easy.
But here, a recipe.

Roasted squash, sweet potato and garlic with red pepper:

Chop squash in half, drizzle in oil, roast until soft alongside cubed sweet potato and a few cloves of garlic (optional garlic, needs to be watched though, because it'll probably burn before the veg are cooked)
Meantime, finely chop an onion, and cook extremely slowly in a little butter (or a lot) until sweet and golden.
Scrape by-now squishy squash out of skin and into a big pot with roasted sweet potatoes, golden onion+butter, and skinned roasted garlics (if using)
heat, add some stock of your choice, boil for a while, puree, simmer, add some milk (also optional).
While this is all going off, finely dice a red pepper, and even finer dice a green chilli.
Add pepper and chilli to soup at last minute for colour and kick, maybe lemon juice, and possibly fresh coriander if one were so inclined.
Eat with pleasure.
 
How might one go about this fabled curried parsnip soup?

Chop up a load of parsnips (and an onion if you like) throw on *loads* of curry powder and fry for a few minutes...add some stock, simmer for about 14 minutes and then blend.
 
Tarka Daal

I like pulses, strong flavours, most veg, hot+spicy stuff,

Daal:
1/2 cup Masoor Daal ( split red lentils)
1/4th cup Moong Daal
2 1/2 cups Water
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
1/4th tsp Turmeric powder
2 Green Chilies, chopped - or according to taste
1 1/2 tsp Salt

Tarka
2 Tbsp Oil
1 Onion, sliced
1/4th tsp Black Mustard Seeds
4 Dried Red Chilies
1 Tomato, sliced

Garnish
2 Tbsp Melted Butter
1 Tbsp chopped fresh Cilantro
1-2 Fresh Green Chilies,, sliced
1 Tbsp Fresh Mint, chopped

Boil the lentils in the water with the ginger and garlic paste, turmeric and chopped green chilies for 15 -20 minutes or until soft. Mash the lentil mixture. The consistency of the mashed lentils should be similar to a thick creamy chicken soup. If the mixture looks too dry add a little water. Season with salt.

To prepare the tarka, heat the oil add the mustard seeds, dried red chilies and the onions and tomatoes. Fry for a few minutes until golden brown. Now pour the tarka over the daal.

To serve garnish with melted butter, cilantro, chilies, and mint.

Serve with plain rice.
 
How might one go about this fabled curried parsnip soup?

cook ya snips with garlic and salt and onion. Then add some veg stock and curry powder or paste. Boil for about 15 then swizz with a blender.

You can add tatoes if you want to eek it out a bit.

Nom nom nom :D


eta - or Geris recipe above. Sorry didnt see it before replying
 
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My current favourite is pea soup. Fry aclove of garlic and half an onion, whack in a load of frozen peas and stock, heat for 10 mins then buzz it until smooth and add a bit of creme fraiche. Yum yum yum.

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You know what's suprisingly nice in that? Some pan fried cod and sesame oil.
 
By this book :) It has some brilliant soup recipes in it.

Or, try the GL-friendly leek and potato soup from my Holford cookbook

4 leeks
garlic to taste
1.2 litres veg stock
4 medium sized potatoes
2 tins cannelloni beans

Chop leeks and sweat gently for a few mins with garlic. Meanwhile chop potatoes then add with stock. Bring to boil then simmer for 15-20 mins. Drain beans and add, blend everything then season to taste. Should be enough for 4 *very* generous bowlfuls! :)

My own favourite is my sweet potato, carrot and pepper soup.

200g red lentils
large onion
thumb of ginger
teaspoon tumeric
red chilli
garlic
1.2 litres of water
2 orange peppers
couple of sweet potatoes
couple of large carrots

Put lentils, chopped onion, ginger and garlic into pan with water and bring to boil. Add tumeric and chilli, chopped peppers and leave to simmer for 20-25 mins. Meanwhile, chop carrots and sweet potatoes and steam until tender.

After 20-25 mins take lid of pan and boil hard for 5 mins then add carrots and sweet potatoes and blend. Makes a lovely tea served with homemade falafel :)
 
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cos i've just made some and i tell you it is verily food for the deities


butternut squash, peeled deseeded and chunked
onion. peeled chunked
tsp ground cumin
ditto ground coriander
2pts water
4 heaped tsp bouillon

simmer 25 mins, blitz.
butternut bliss.
;)
 
Made a potato, parsnip and apple one last weekend, was v good and just the usual basic method - used about 5 average sized pots, 2 medium parsnips and a couple of smallish apples and at the end blended but left it a bit chunky, was very thick and filling
 
I like pulses, strong flavours, most veg, hot+spicy stuff, and possess a stick blender as well as a Kenwood magimix thing.

make some spicy daal with spinach and cilantro then take 3 or 4 tablespoons of oil/butter and fry up some sliced garlic and onion and add on top
 
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