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LEEK AND POTATO SOUP
• 75g leeks
• 75g potatoes
• 1 stock cube
• 400ml water
• salt and pepper
Process the leeks and potatoes for 2 seconds.
Transfer to a large pan. Add the water and stock
cubes. Bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce the heat.
Cover the pan. Simmer for 20 minutes. Remove
from the heat. Cool for 30 minutes. Process till
smooth. Bring to serving temperature (don’t let it
boil). Adjust the seasoning. Serve with bread.
For Vichyssoise, add a couple of chives to the leeks
and potatoes, add a knob of butter to the pan
before heating, cool the soup instead of re-heating
it, and whisk in 75ml of cream before serving it cold.
SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP
• 450g pumpkin
• 15ml vegetable oil
• 1 leek
• 1 garlic clove
• 450ml chicken/vegetable stock
• 2.5g ground ginger
• 15ml single cream/crème fraiche
• 2.5g ground coriander
• 1 bunch coriander leaves
• salt and pepper
Peel, deseed, and cut the pumpkin into chunks.
Heat the oil in a pan. Add the leeks, garlic and
spices. Stir for 3 minutes. Add the stock and
pumpkin. Bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce the
heat. Cover the pan. Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Remove from the heat. Stir in the coriander and
cream. Cool for 30 minutes. Process till smooth.
Bring to serving temperature (don’t let it boil).
Adjust the seasoning. Serve with bread.
CORIANDER PESTO
• 2 handfuls coriander leaves
• 2 cloves garlic
• 60g pine nuts
• 125ml olive oil
• 60g Parmesan, grated
Process the coriander, garlic, pine nuts and half the
oil till smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in the
Parmesan. Add oil to adjust the consistency: For a
dip: thick. For a topping: medium. For pasta sauce:
thin.
FRUITY SMOOTHIES
Process everything till smooth.
60ml yogurt
200ml milk
30g oatmeal
1 banana
30ml honey
2 apples, cored
170g chocolate ice cream
300g orange juice
150g hazelnut yogurt
1 banana
200ml milk
300ml chocolate milk
2 pears, cored
200ml yogurt
1 mango, stone removed
200ml milk
5ml honey
300ml milk
1 banana
12 strawberries
360ml lemonade
125g vanilla ice cream
70g blueberries
400ml milk
1 banana
20ml honey
10ml vanilla extract
300ml orange juice
300ml cranberry juice
1 banana
4 halves of tinned apricot
80ml apricot juice (from tin)
2 peaches, stone removed
60ml yogurt
200ml milk
10ml honey
600ml apple juice
1 mango, stone removed
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