Posts Tagged With: vegetarian

Cream of celery soup

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

The classics keep coming back, and for good reason! We love our 70’s soups…

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Fresh from the garden: celery, onion, potatoes, garlic, chives
Recipe source: Melissa
Serves: 6 at home or 24 tastes

Equipment:

  • Kettle
  • Chopping boards and knives
  • Peelers
  • Paper towel
  • Scissors
  • Stockpot, wooden spoon
  • Scales
  • Measures: jug, tablespoon
  • Microplane grater
  • Garlic press, ladle
  • Stick blender, mouli
  • Serving bowls
  • Teaspoons

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 litres boiling water and 1.5 tablespoons bouillon (or 1.5 litres vegetable stock)
  • 1 brown onion
  • 1kg white potatoes
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • A large bunch of celery
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 whole nutmeg
  • 100ml single cream
  • A small handful chives
  • Freshly ground black pepper
    What to do:
  • Fill the kettle and set it to boil. Measure the bouillon and boiling water into the jug and stir.
  • Peel the potatoes under running water and then coarsely chop into 2cm cubes.
  • Peel and coarsely chop the onion.
  • Wash and finely chop the celery, including leaves.
  • Heat the oil in the stockpot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes and then add the chopped celery and cook for another few minutes.
  • Meanwhile peel and crush the garlic, and then add the garlic and potato cubesand stir together.Sweat for a minute until aromatic.
  • Increase heat to high. Add the prepared stock and bring to the boil, then simmer gently, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until the potato is almost tender.
  • Remove from heat, add the cream and using the microplane, grate 1/2 a nutmeg into the soup.
  • Blitz the soup with the stick blender. You may want to pass the soup through the mouli to make it super-smooth.
  • Taste and season if needed.
  • Wash the chives and then roll them in a piece of paper towel. Snip into tiny pieces and reserve.
  • Ladle soup among serving bowls and sprinkle with the snipped chives.

Notes: What do celery leaves taste like? Where does nutmeg grow?

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Rhubarb and rosewater Eton mess

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

A take on the classic English dessert with gorgeous contrasting textures & flavours: crunchy, soft, creamy, hard, sweet, acid… yum yum YUM!

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Fresh from the garden: strawberries, rhubarb, eggs
Recipe source: Adapted from a recipe by Sophie Dahl in The Delicious Miss Dahl
Serves: 12 at home

Equipment:

  • Kitchen Aid, whisk attachment
  • Scales
  • Large baking tray
  • Baking paper
  • Measures: teaspoon
  • Chopping board and knife
  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Frying pan
  • 2 serving plates

 

 

 Ingredients:

For the meringues

  • 8 large eggs
  • 400g raw caster sugar
  • 1 pinch salt

For the rhubarb compote

  • 200ml boiling water
  • 120g raw caster sugar
  • 1kg rhubarb
  • 2 teaspoons rose water

For the cream

  • 500ml double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • Almond slivers to serve

What to do:

  • First make the meringues. Preheat the oven to 120C. Separate the eggs.
  • In a clean bowl or mixer whisk the egg whites until they reach firm peaks.
  • Gradually mix in the sugar and salt and whisk well until the mixture is thick white and glossy. This should take about 7-8 minutes.
  • Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper – use a little dab of the meringue mixture to stick it down.
  • Spoon the mixture into blobs on your baking tray leaving a generous gap between them. Bake for 1 hour.
  • Whilst the meringues are baking, make the rhubarb compote. Wash the rhubarb and trim any leaves away. Chop into 3cm rounds.
  • In a pan, boil the water with the sugar and add the rhubarb when it starts bubbling. Stir and let it cook for about 5 minutes on a medium heat. When the rhubarb is tender, remove from the heat. Add the rose water and leave to the side.
  • Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks.
  • Split the vanilla pod down the middle and scrape out the seeds. Stir them into the whipped cream.
  • Place the cooled meringues on the serving plate, breaking a few of them up and leaving a few whole. Spoon the cream over the top, then drizzle the compote on top of the cream.
  • Lightly toast the almond slivers in a dry frying pan and sprinkle them over the top.
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Red onion, smashed olive and rocket pizza

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

Pizza dough is easy and fun to make – and you can always freeze any leftover dough…

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Fresh from the garden: olives, rocket, onions, garlic, marjoram, parsley, thyme
Recipe source: Melissa
Serves: 8 or 24 tastes

Equipment:

  • Chopping boards & knives
  • Bowls – large, med
  • Salad spinner
  • Measures: cup, tablespoons, teaspoons
  • Colander, grater
  • Scales
  • Paper towel
  • Wooden spoon
  • 2 pizza trays
  • Rolling pins
  • Metal tablespoons
  • Wide egg lifter
  • Pizza cutting wheels
  • Serving plates

 

 

 

 Ingredients:

Tomato sauce:

  • 1 brown onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 sprigs marjoram
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • A small handful parsley
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tin diced tomatoes
  • Flaked salt and black pepper

For the pizza topping:

  • A jar of olives in olive oil
  • 1 tub bocconcini
  • 1 red onion
  • 50g parmesan
  • A large handful rocket
  • Preheat the oven to 220C.

What to do:

For the tomato sauce:

  • Peel and finely chop the brown onion and garlic.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the frying pan & gently cook the onion until translucent for a minutes, and then add the garlic.
  • Open the tin of tomato and add to the frying pan with a pinch of salt and a grind of pepper.
  • Wash, dry and pick the herbs. Roughly chop if needed then add to the tomatoes.
  • Simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until quite reduced.

For the topping: 

  • Placing one olive at a time on the chopping board, smash down on it with the flat base of the smallest bowl to dislodge the pip. Discard the pip into compost and reserve the olives in a small bowl.
  • Open the tub of bocconcini and cut or tear each ball in half. Grate the parmesan.
  • Wash and spin the rocket dry and then reserve in another large bowl.
  • Peel the red onion and cut it in half, then cut into thin slices. Place in a medium bowl and drizzle with a tablespoon or two of the olive oil from the jar with a few spices.

Assembling the pizza:

  • Scatter some flour on the workbench, divide the dough into four and roll to form 4 ovals.
  • Once rolled, lightly flour the baking trays and place 2 ovals on each tray, side by side.
  • Assemble the pizzas directly onto the trays, flouring the trays first.
  • Using the metal spoon, swirl a couple of spoonfuls of tomato sauce onto the pizza bases, spreading so that they become totally covered with a clean border.
  • Layer the bocconcini on top, spoon on the smashed olives and the red onion slices, drizzle some extra spiced olive oil if needed, then slide the pizzas into the oven.
  • Wash and dry the wooden chopping boards and set them out ready.

 Baking the pizza:

  • Bake the pizzas for 12 minutes or until the edges are very crusty and the cheese is bubbling.
  • Use this time to make the dough for the next class if needed.
  • You may want to slip the pizza off the tray onto the rack for the last few minutes, so that you get a really crusty base.
  • Once the pizzas are done, transfer them to the wooden boards using the wide egg lifter.
  • Cut the pizzas in half first, and then each half into small squares for each plate.
  • Lift onto serving plates and sprinkle with the rocket and parmesan.
  • Eat!

Notes: Where does pizza come from? What other sort of vegetables could you use in a pizza? What sort of other pizza could we make? What other cheeses could we use?

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Beetroot pasta

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

This is the basic recipe for the pasta dough mixture as well as instructions on how to use a pasta machine.

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 Serves: 6 at home or 12 substantial tastes

Equipment:

  • Scales
  • Bowls
  • Pasta machines
  • Plastic wrap
  • Chopping board & knife
  • Pastry brush
  • Poles and somewhere to rest them
 Ingredients:

  • 500g typo ‘00’ plain flour
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 70g pureed beetroot

What to do:

To make the pasta:

  • Place the large bowl on the scales, reset to zero then measure the flour in to it. Add the beetroot.
  • Crack the eggs carefully into the small bowl, discarding any shell, then add them to the flour. Mix thoroughly with the wooden spoon, then tip the dough onto a clean, dry workbench.
  • Knead the dough for a few minutes, then wrap it in plastic film and let it rest for 1 hour at room temperature.

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  • Fix the pasta machine to a suitable bench or table – if the surface is not thick enough you may need to place a thick book under the machine. Screw the clamp very tightly.
  • Clear a large space on the workbench alongside the pasta machine. All surfaces must be clean and dry. Press or roll the dough into a rectangle about 8 cm wide.
  • Set the rollers on the pasta machine to the widest setting and pass the dough through. The dough will probably look quite ragged at this stage. Fold it in 3, turn it 90 degrees and roll it through again. Go to the next-thickest setting and pass the dough through 3-4 times.
  • Continue in this manner (changing the settings and passing the dough through) until the dough has passed through the second thinnest setting. Don’t use the very thinnest setting, as the dough gets too fine and is hard to manage. If the dough gets too long to handle comfortably, cut it into 2-3 pieces using the large knife, and roll each piece separately.
  • Lay the pasta strips on a lightly floured surface & dust with a little more flour.
  • Attach the pasta cutter to the machine and pass through the largest rollers for linguine or the thinnest rollers for angelhair pasta, draping it in your hands to catch.
  • Carefully separate each strip and hang over a pole to dry.
  • Clean the pasta machine by brushing it with a dry, wide pastry brush & putting back in its box.

To cook the pasta:

  • When the stockpot has started a fast boil, gather your drying pasta on a large baking tray. Add a tablespoon of cooking salt and then the pasta to the pot, stir once and quickly put the lid back on.
  • As soon as the pot begins to boil again, take the lid off. The pasta should only take 1 or 2 minutes to cook from boiling. Taste to check – it’s important that the pasta remains al dente and is not overcooked!

Notes: Never wash the pasta machine – it will rust! Just brush down with a strong brush to remove the leftover dough.

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Braised greens with harissa, preserved lemon and fried egg

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

Comfort food indeed! Spicy, yolky and slippery… everything I love in a dish. And don’t even talk about the vitamins!!

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Fresh from the garden: kale, silverbeet, spinach, garlic, eggs, lemons, capsicum
Recipe source: Melissa
Serves: 4 at home or 20 tastes

Equipment:

  • Chopping board and knife
  • Measures – cup, tablespoon
  • Thick-bottomed frying pan (or casserole dish) with lid
  • Wooden spoon, tongs
  • Egg slice
  • Serving bowls
 Ingredients:

  • 1 big bunch of kale, silverbeet & spinach (about 500g in total)
  • Olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon harissa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 preserved lemon
  • Flaked salt and pepper
  • 4 organic free-range eggs

What to do:

  • Wash all the leaves thoroughly and shake dry, then trim the kale of its stalks and your other greens of any tough or dry stems. Chop the greens into thick ribbons.
  • Peel the garlic and thinly slice.
  • With tongs, remove a preserved lemon from the jar and rinse under running water to remove the salt. Cut into quarters and carefully slice out the pith and seeds and discard. Finely slice the rind into slithers and reserve.
  • In the frying pan or casserole, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. When it shimmers, add the greens. Use tongs to toss and coat in the oil.
  • After about 4 minutes, the greens should start to wilt, brown in spots, and cook down. Add the garlic and continue to sauté, tossing or stirring occasionally, another 2 minutes. Do not allow the garlic to brown.
  • Add the harissa and toss to distribute. Then add the cup of water. Bring the pan to a boil, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom. Cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes, until the thickest parts of the veggie stems are very tender and easily pierced with a knife.
  • In the final several minutes of cooking, add the slices of preserved lemon, tossing to incorporate them in the cooking liquid. You may need to add a little more water as you go.
  • Taste for salt and pepper and season, if necessary. Remove the greens from the heat and divide among your bowls.
  • Heat a little more oil in the pan and fry your eggs one or two at a time, placing one on top of each bowl of greens. Serve immediately!

Notes: What are preserved lemons and when did we make them? What is harissa? What other greens could you use?

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Harissa

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

Bondi kids are brave when it comes to chilli but we still sunstituted the sightly less-spicy green chillies here  – and this paste is a perfect accompaniment to so many dishes: braises, soups, stews, roasts, sandwiches… and so much better made than bought!

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Fresh from the garden: capsicum, red onion, garlic, chillies, lemon
Recipe source: Yotam Ottolenghi in Plenty
Makes: 1 small jar

Equipment:

  • Chopping boards & knife
  • Citrus juicer
  • Measures: tablespoon, teaspoon, ½ teaspoon
  • Skewer, tongs
  • Frying pan
  • Mortar & pestle
  • Food blender
  • Jar & lid
  • Bowls to serve
 Ingredients:

  • 1 red capsicum
  • ½ teaspoon each coriander seeds, cumin seeds and caraway seeds
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 red chillies
  • 1 lemon
  • ½ tablespoon tomato purée
  • ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt

What to do:

  • Peel and dice the onion. Peel and chop the garlic cloves. Slice the chillies in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds and white membranes. Chop the chillies, taking care to wash your hands properly afterwards!
  • Cut the lemon in half and juice to yield 2 tablespoons.
  • To blacken the capsicum, skewer the whole capsicum and roast it directly on the gas flame of the stove, turning every minute or two until the entire surface is blackened. The metal skewer will get hot – be careful! Once charred, set aside to cool.
  • Place a dry frying pan on a low heat and carefully toast the coriander, cumin and caraway seeds for two minutes. Transfer to a mortar with the salt and grind to a powder. Set aside.
  • Peel the charred skin from the capsicum under cool running water. Core and remove seeds, drain and dice.
  • Heat the oil in the frying pan and fry the onion, garlic and chillies over medium heat until dark and smoky for about six minutes.
  • In a food processor or blender, combine the capsicum, ground spices, onion, garlic and chillies with the lemon juice and tomato puree and process until smooth.
  • Set aside until needed or spoon into a sterilised jar and keep for 2 weeks in the fridge.

Notes: Where does harissa originate? What could you serve it with? Can you name any other accompaniments?

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Pizza bianca with smashed olives and rocket

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

Try this for something different then – a pizza with no tomato? Crayzee…

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Fresh from the garden: olives, rocket, garlic
Recipe source: Melissa
Serves: 8 at home or 24 tastes

Equipment:

  • A wooden chopping board & knives
  • Bowls – large, med, small
  • Salad spinner
  • Measures – tablespoon
  • Colander, grater, garlic press
  • Scales
  • Rolling pins
  • 2 large baking trays
  • Wide egg lifter
  • Pizza cutting wheels
  • Serving plates
 Ingredients:

  • 1 amount Hugh’s magic dough recipe
  • 1 cup olives
  • 1 tub bocconcini
  • 30g parmesan
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • A large handful rocket

What to do:

  • Preheat the oven to 220C.

For the topping: 

  • Placing one olive at a time on the chopping board, smash down on it with the flat base of the smallest bowl to dislodge the pip. Discard the pip into compost and reserve the olives in a small bowl.
  • Open the tub of bocconcini and tear each ball in half.
  • Grate the parmesan. Squeeze the garlic cloves through the press.
  • Wash the rocket and spin it dry. Chop into thin ribbons.

Assembling the pizza:

  • Scatter some flour on the workbench, divide the dough into four and roll to form 4 thin ovals.
  • Once rolled, lightly flour the baking trays and place 2 ovals on each tray, side by side.
  • Layer the bocconcini and parmesan on top, spoon on the smashed olives and the squeezed garlic, then slide the pizzas into the oven.
  • Wash and dry the wooden chopping boards and set them out ready.

Baking the pizza:

  • Bake the pizzas for 12 minutes or until the edges are very crusty and the cheese is bubbling.
  • Use this time to make the dough for the next class if needed.
  • You may want to slip the pizza off the tray onto the rack for the last few minutes, so that you get a really crusty base.
  • Once the pizzas are done, transfer them to the wooden boards using the wide egg lifter.
  • Cut the pizzas into small squares, lift onto serving plates, sprinkle with the chopped rocket and eat!

Notes:Where does pizza come from? What sort of other pizza could we make?

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Salad of roasted beets, broad beans and goats’ cheese

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

We love broad beans. We love beetroot. We love goats’ cheese. And we LOVE them together… What a perfect salad!

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Fresh from the garden: broad beans, beetroot & leaves, lettuces, marjoram, garlic
Recipe source: Melissa
Serves: 6 or 24 tastes

Equipment:

  • Chopping board & knife
  • A saucepan with lid
  • Colander, scissors
  • Baking tray
  • Paper towel, baking paper, foil
  • Measuring: tablespoon, teaspoon
  • Bowls – large, small
  • Garlic press&salad spinner
  • Fork, skewer
  • Plates to serve
 Ingredients:

  • 4 small beetroot
  • A large handful of broad beans
  • A handful of lettuce leaves
  • Small handful of marjoram sprigs
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • Aged balsamic vinegar
  • Flaked salt and black pepper
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • A small roll of goats’ cheese

What to do:

  • Preheat the oven to 200C.
  • Cut the leaves from the beetroot, leaving about 2cms of stalk. Reserve any small leaves. Gently scrub the beets under water to remove any dirt and dry thoroughly with paper towel. Wash and dry the marjoram sprigs and peel the garlic cloves.
  • Unroll a large section of foil and line with a slightly smaller piece of baking paper. Place the beets in the centre of the lined foil and throw in 3 cloves of garlic and half of the marjoram. Drizzle a tablespoon each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar over, sprinkle a pinch or two of flaked salt and pepper over and fold the foil package over to totally enclose.
  • Place the packet on the baking tray and slide into the oven for about an hour until beets are soft when pierced with a skewer. When done, carefully open the package and let the beets cool.
  • Fill the other saucepan with water and set on high to boil. Pod the broad beans, discarding the outer shell into the compost and add beans to the boiling water. Fill a large bowl with cold water and have ready.
  • Boil the broad beans for 3 minutes, drain and then immediately refresh in the bowl of cold water. Drain again and double-pod by slipping the outer shell off into the compost. Put the beans into a medium bowl.
  • Carefully separate then wash the lettuce and beetroot leaves and spin dry. Break or cut up into smaller pieces with your hands if needed.
  • Cut the last garlic clove in two and rub the cut side around the inside of a large bowl, then mix in 2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons olive oil, season with salt and pepper and stir together gently. Add the lettuce leaves and toss to coat.
  • When the beets are cool enough to handle, slide off the skins and roots, discarding into the chook bucket and thinly slice the beets. Add the slices to the dressing and toss to soak.
  • To finish, divide the salad leaves among your serving plates and scatter the beetroot slices on top. Scatter the broad beans over the top, then remove the wrapping from the goats’ cheese and dab chunks of cheese over each salad. Drizzle over the remaining dressing, sprinkle with the reserved marjoram and serve.
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Silverbeet soup

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

Slurpy, slinky soup chock-full of healthy stuff, and a bit of creamy goodness too. Heaven.

Fresh from the garden: silverbeet, onion, potatoes, celery, chives, garlic
Recipe source: Melissa
Serves: 6 or 24 tastes 

Equipment:

  • Kettle
  • Chopping boards and knives
  • Peelers
  • Paper towel
  • Scissors
  • Stockpot, wooden spoon
  • Scales
  • Measures: jug, ½ cup, tablespoons, teaspoons
  • Garlic press, ladle
  • Stick blender, mouli
  • Serving bowls
  • Teaspoons

What to do:

 Ingredients:

  • 1 brown onion
  • 1kg Sebago potatoes (or other white fleshed all-rounder)
  • 2 large or 3 small stalks celery
  • Small handful chives
  • A large handful of silverbeet
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1.5 litres vegetable stock or 1.5 litres boiling water and 1.5 tablespoons bouillon
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tub crème fraiche
  • Fill the kettle and set it to boil.
  • Peel and coarsely chop the onion.
  • Peel and coarsely chop the potatoes into 2cm cubes.
  • Wash and finely chop the celery, including leaves.
  • Wash the chives and then roll them in a piece of paper towel. Snip into tiny pieces and reserve.
  • Meanwhile wash the silverbeet stalks and shake dry. Slice off the stalks and finely chop, then roll up the leaves into a cigar shape and finely slice into ribbons.
  • Heat the oil in the stockpot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes and then add the chopped celery and cook for another few minutes.
  • Meanwhile peel and crush the garlic, and then add the garlic and ground cumin and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
  • Increase heat to high. Add the stock (or hot water and bouillon) and bring to the boil. Add the potato and reduce heat to medium. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until potato is almost tender.
  • Add the chopped silverbeet stalks and cook for a few minutes and then add the sliced ribbons and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and blitz with the stick blender. You may want to pass the soup through the mouli to make it super-smooth.
  • Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.
  • Ladle soup among serving bowls. Using 2 teaspoons, top with a wee dollop of crème fraîche and sprinkle with chives.
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Beetroot soup with creme fraiche and chives

Posted on November 24, 2013 by melhm

This recipe is our version of Borscht – it’s a favourite with the children as it’s so beautifully vibrant in colour and sweet as well as earthy – and one also might be seeing its effects for a good while afterwards…!

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Fresh from the garden: beetroot, onion, garlic, thyme, chives
Recipe source: Melissa
Serves: 4 at home or 20 tastes

Equipment:

  • Chopping board and knife
  • Garlic press
  • Kitchen paper
  • Graters
  • Measures – jug, tablespoon
  • Stockpot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Stick blender
  • Teaspoons
  • Serving bowls
 Ingredients:

  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • Small bunch chives
  • 3 large beetroot
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 litre boiling water with 1 tablespoon bouillon (or 1 litre stock)
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • Flaked salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 small tub crème fraiche or sour cream

What to do:

  • Fill the kettle and set it to boil, then measure a litre of boiling water into the jug and stir in a tablespoon of bouillon. Reserve.
  • Peel and chop the onion. Peel and squeeze the garlic through the press.
  • Wash and peel the beetroot and carefully grate.
  • Warm olive oil in the stockpot over medium heat. Stir in the onions and garlic and cook until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the grated beetroot and the thyme and cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir in the tomatoes and the stock and season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and then cover and simmer until the beetroot is tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
  • Meanwhile wash the chives and lay out on a piece of kitchen paper to dry, then snip or chop finely. Wash and dry the thyme and pick the leaves, then chop finely.
  • Whizz the soup with the stick blender, stirring to get all the solids mixed in.
  • Check the seasoning, then ladle into bowls and garnish with a little dab of the crème fraiche or sour cream and sprinkle of chives.

Notes: What other dishes have their original names in a different language?

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