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Frog soup
A green soup - hence the fun name! Filled with veggie goodness...
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Recipe:
Sent in by Cath
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- Freezable
Preparation
- Total time
- 50 Mins
- Preparation time
- 10 Mins
- Cooking time
- 40 Mins
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1 tbsp vegetable oil
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1 leek (medium)
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1 stick celery (medium)
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225g potato, diced
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1l stock made using 2 Knorr Zero Salt Vegetable Stock Cubes
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280g petit pois (frozen - plus extra to garnish - optional)
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cheddar cheese (to garnish - optional), grated
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Heat the oil in a large saucepan
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Add the leek and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes until softened
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Add the celery and potato and cook for a further 5 minutes
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Pour the Knorr Zero Salt Vegetable stock over the vegetables and bring to the boil
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Cover, reduce the heat and simmer the soup for 15 minutes
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Add the petits pois and cook for a further 5 minutes until the potato is tender
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Using a hand-blender or food processor, blend the soup until smooth
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Reheat if necessary before serving and top with petit pois or grated cheddar cheese, whichever you prefer
You will need
Large saucepan - This stainless steel one has a generous 5 Litre capacity and features silicone handles for extra convenience. Find it at Amazon .
Blender - With a powerful 1200W motor and six robust stainless-steel blades, this one from Tefal ensures optimum blending and you can get it at Amazon .
Tips
This soup doesn't contain real frogs of course, but the soup is green so it's a nice way to tempt fussy eaters to give it a go! Filled with green goodness from the leeks and petit pois, this soup is quick and easy to whip up.
Reviews
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Guest
★★★★★I used frozen garden peas instead of petit pois it didn't go down very well at nursery today
Reviewed on 03/10/16
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Guest
★★★★★really easy to make, very nice soup. was a winner with my eldest and me, although the younger two wouldn't even try it. will definitely make it again
Reviewed on 04/02/16
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Guest
★★★★☆Gorgeous colour and fabulous taste - so easy to make , this makes a great speedy family lunch.
Reviewed on 12/05/15
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