Spicy roasted parsnip soup

Healthy soup recipe for 4 people, takes only 35 mins; recipe has olive oil, coriander seed, cumin seed, ground turmeric, mustard seed, onion, garlic clove, parsnip, plum tomato, vegetable stock and lemon juice.

Spicy roasted parsnip soup

Spicy roasted parsnip soup

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy soup
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 large onion, cut into 8 chunks
  • Vegetable Stock: 1.2l vegetable stock
  • Lemon Juice: 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Cumin Seed: 1 tsp cumin seeds, plus extra to garnish
  • Coriander Seed: 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • Plum Tomato: 2 plum tomatoes, quartered
  • Parsnip: 675g parsnips, diced
  • Mustard Seed: 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • Ground Turmeric: 1/2 tsp ground turmeric

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
  2. In abowl, mix together 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp ground turmeric and 1/2 tsp mustard seeds.
  3. Add 1 large onion, cut into 8 chunks, 2 garlic cloves, 675g parsnips, diced, and 2 quartered plum tomatoes and mix well.
  4. Spread over a heavy baking sheet, then roast for 30 mins until tender.
  5. Spoon into afood processoror liquidiser with 600ml vegetable stock and process until smooth.
  6. Pour into a pan with the remaining 600ml vegetable stock, season, then heat until barely simmering.
  7. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 tbsp lemon juice. Garnish with cumin seeds.