Chunky Vegetable Soup Jamie Oliver Food

CHUNKY VEGETARIAN VEGETABLE SOUP (FAST AND EASY)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot oil until onion is softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir garlic into the onion mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Pour vegetable broth and tomato sauce into pot. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Stir carrots and potatoes through the broth. Simmer until carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Drop corn, edamame, okra, and kale into the soup. Continue to simmer until okra is tender, 5 to 10 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

JOOLS' WHOLESOME VEG & BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Start by prepping the base of your soup: trim and very finely slice the celery, peel and roughly chop the carrots and trim, wash and roughly chop the leeks. Peel and very finely slice the garlic, then pick and finely chop the rosemary. Finely slice the bacon.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil into a large pan on a medium heat, then add the rosemary and bacon. Fry for a few minutes, or until the bacon is just turning golden, then add the chopped celery, carrots, leeks and garlic. Cook gently for around 15 minutes, or until soft, stirring regularly.
• Add the beans (there's no need to drain them) and stock. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes - add a little more stock or water if you think it needs it.
• Finally, add the spinach or kale and the peas and cook for a further 3 minutes, or until the greens are cooked but still a vibrant green. Have a taste and season with sea salt and black pepper, if needed, then tuck in.

CHUNKY ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Pre-warm a slow-cooker (approx. 3L capacity). Peel all your vegetables and cut into small chunks. Make the stock as per instructions.
• Heat up the oil in a deep pan and fry off the onion
• Add a knob of butter and allow the onion to brown before adding the garlic
• Add the carrots, potatoes & parsnips and mix well
• Season with salt, pepper & a very light sprinkle of smoked paprika
• Cover the pan with a lid and leave to cook for a couple of minutes
• Add a good squeeze (approx. 1 tbsp) of honey, stir well and cover again for a couple of minutes
• Once the vegetables have started to soften, transfer to the slow cooker and pour in vegetable stock
• Leave in the slow cooker on a high heat for around 1 hour, until the vegetables are slightly 'Al dente' (If you prefer completely soft veggies, leave for 1.5 hours). Season again with salt & pepper
• Serve with crusty wholewheat bread and a generous sprinkle of cheddar cheese & black pepper in the middle for some rich melted goodness

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and roughly chop the carrots.
• Slice the celery.
• Peel and roughly chop the onions.
• Peel and slice the garlic.
• Cut the cauliflower into 1.5cm slices.
• Put a large pan on medium heat and add 2tb olive oil.
• Add all your chopped and sliced ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon.
• Cook for around 10 minutes with the lid askew, until the carrots have softened but are still holding their shape, and the onion is lightly golden.
• Grate the cheddar into a bowl and put to one side for later.
• Put the stock cubes into a jug or pan and pour in 1.8 litres of boiling water from the kettle.
• Stir until the stock cubes are dissolved, then add the vegetables.
• Give the soup a good stir and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Season with salt and pepper and add the cheese and mustard.
• Using a hand blender or liquidizer, pulse the soup until silky smooth.
• Divide between your serving bowls and grate over some nutmeg, if you like.
• If you want to dress it up a bit, top it with some lightly fried crispy bacon.