After returning home from travelling and moving somewhere new, I had done my fair share of comforting eating. It was time to start being healthy. Or at least assign a week to trying.
French onion soup, carrot and coriander soup, spicy parsnip soup, broccoli and stilton soup and leek and potato soup. All made from scratch – extremely fresh, warming and filling.
I have to say it got a little boring at some points. As mom put it – don’t you miss having something to chew on.
My downfall is I love food – and by eating healthily at night i seemed to justify eating whatever I fancied in the daytime. Opps.
Carrot and Coriander Soup
Ingredients
1 large onion
5-6 carrots
1 large potato
Coriander plant (loosely chopped)
Knob of butter
1 Vegetable stock cube
1 Chicken stock cube
1/3 pint of milk
1 tbsp mild curry powder
- Dice the onion and soften with the in a large pan over medium heat.
- Chop the carrots and the potato into smallish pieces and add to pan. Stir and cook for about 1 minute.
- Add the stock, turn the
- Use a masher or hand blender to purée the soup.
- Stir in the curry powder, milk and coriander (save some for garnish).
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve – garnish with a couple of sprigs of coriander. YUM.