That sounds nice. I love garlic & tomsI make a Tuscan bean soup. Onion and garlic fried in olive oil, add tomato puree and thyme then finely diced carrot and chopped tomatoes (fresh or tinned). Add vegetable stock and then cannellini beans and I usually thicken it with red lentils. Great at anytime during the year and a wonderful aroma.
Not entirely sure about carb content as I was brought up on carbohydrate exchanges and after all these years tend to wing it a bit now through experience, good judgement 😉 and a bit of luck.I'm sure someone will be able to work it out.
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Matt Cycle
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I make a Tuscan bean soup. Onion and garlic fried in olive oil, add tomato puree and thyme then finely diced carrot and chopped tomatoes (fresh or tinned). Add vegetable stock and then cannellini beans and I usually thicken it with red lentils. Great at anytime during the year and a wonderful aroma.
Not entirely sure about carb content as I was brought up on carbohydrate exchanges and after all these years tend to wing it a bit now through experience, good judgement 😉 and a bit of luck.
Made this one yesterday and whilst outside it was cold and persisting it down, inside the aroma gave me visions of sunny Tuscan olive groves or wandering around the galleries and museums of Florence. 🙂
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LOL, I'm getting the aroma!
Talking of tinned tomatoes, we usually buy 'chopped' ones since that's what we'll be doing with them anyway - and there is much much less water in the 'East End' brand ones usually for sale down the 'World Food' aisle at Tesco's, with the Indian stuff. Often at 4 cans for £1, so we buy shedloads then when we see them usually. They are cheaper than Italian or other branded ones - and much nicer in our opinion too.
Talking of tinned tomatoes, we usually buy 'chopped' ones since that's what we'll be doing with them anyway - and there is much much less water in the 'East End' brand ones usually for sale down the 'World Food' aisle at Tesco's, with the Indian stuff. Often at 4 cans for £1, so we buy shedloads then when we see them usually. They are cheaper than Italian or other branded ones - and much nicer in our opinion too.
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I'll keep an eye out for those.
Just made a massive pot of pea and ham, and one of mulligatawny. Yummy.
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Today's soup effort was Sweet Potato and Ginger:
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 onion, ditto
1 clove of garlic, ditto
1 red chilli de-seeded and finely chopped
1" piece of fresh ginger, finely grated (add more or less as you like)
1.5 pints stock (I used my own veg stock)
A little oil
S&P to taste
Heat the oil in a saucepan and soften the onion and garlic, add the sweet potato, ginger and chilli and give it a good stir then add the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer until the potato is fully cooked. Put it through a blender and serve with a slice of bread (or not).
You can add stuff if you want including, other veggies, chicken or bacon. It's up to you, but it's a lovely winter warmer on its own.
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 onion, ditto
1 clove of garlic, ditto
1 red chilli de-seeded and finely chopped
1" piece of fresh ginger, finely grated (add more or less as you like)
1.5 pints stock (I used my own veg stock)
A little oil
S&P to taste
Heat the oil in a saucepan and soften the onion and garlic, add the sweet potato, ginger and chilli and give it a good stir then add the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer until the potato is fully cooked. Put it through a blender and serve with a slice of bread (or not).
You can add stuff if you want including, other veggies, chicken or bacon. It's up to you, but it's a lovely winter warmer on its own.
Matt Cycle
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That sounds very nice Alison. 🙂
I have been Olive picking in Cyprus. Magic. I now love olives. 😎
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