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Frog soup
A green soup - hence the fun name! Filled with veggie goodness...
- Recipe:
Sent in by Cath
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- Freezable
Preparation
- Total time
- 50 Mins
- Preparation time
- 10 Mins
- Cooking time
- 40 Mins
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 leek (medium)
1 stick celery (medium)
225g potato, diced
1l stock made using 2 Knorr Zero Salt Vegetable Stock Cubes
280g petit pois (frozen - plus extra to garnish - optional)
cheddar cheese (to garnish - optional), grated
Heat the oil in a large saucepan
Add the leek and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes until softened
Add the celery and potato and cook for a further 5 minutes
Pour the Knorr Zero Salt Vegetable stock over the vegetables and bring to the boil
Cover, reduce the heat and simmer the soup for 15 minutes
Add the petits pois and cook for a further 5 minutes until the potato is tender
Using a hand-blender or food processor, blend the soup until smooth
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
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I used frozen garden peas instead of petit pois it didn't go down very well at nursery today
Reviewed on 03/10/16
Guest
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.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
Guest
★★★★☆ Rated 4 out of 5 stars.Gorgeous colour and fabulous taste - so easy to make , this makes a great speedy family lunch.
Reviewed on 12/05/15
