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Soup

saffron15

saffron15

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I enjoy soup but rarely make it and either buy a carton or go local cafes that make it. Today i had cauliflower and broccoli but given the opportunity to have a cheese scone or bread with it didn't refuse! I've decided to try and be a bit stricter with myself as I still want to lose more weight. I have always liked Nigella Lawson and my copy of How to Eat is well thumbed. Today i saw a recipe for soup that looks interesting. There is no nutritional info and it is thickened with a potato but rest looks diabetic friendly. I like comments added to recipe which suggests roasting cauli and onion and adding a few other spices. I'm very fond of cumin which should compliment the turmeric.
Any experienced cooks or good carb counters have a view? I actually have a couple of Majorcan new potatoes i could use.
Nigella used to post a recipe a day on her twitter feed. This recipe was on her bluesky feed.

www.nigella.com

Cauliflower, Garlic and Turmeric Soup

Packed full of vegetables and phytonutrients, it is undeniably true that this soup is both soothing and bolstering as well as easy and gratifying to eat. Baking the garlic gives a lot of depth while taking away any potential for bitter heat; strangely, the turmeric seems to assuage, if not...
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Thats one potato between 4 servings so it wont be that bad
 
Love soup, a wee tip, roast veggies first before adding to stock, roasting brings out a beautiful flavour in veg.

Make a pan of soup probably every other week, good nutritious meal.
 
If you don't have time to roast the veg, I always saute them in the pan I'm using with some butter. Not oil, or cheap marg. Made some broccoli / cauliflower añd blue cheese this morning as well as vegetable with lentil. If I have added potato or lentils or beans, anything that I know is carby, as I usually make 3 or 4 x 400 ml pots, I tend to guesstimate up to 20 carbs. But only have one bowl!!!!! And no bread or rolls.
 
I generally guestimate 20g carbs for a single bowl of soup on it's own too. If it has potato or lentils in it probably nearer 25-30g carbs.
 
I'm going to cheat a little. I used to cook enough for four but just cooking for me though may take a portion to my sisters and it will keep easily. I used my cauli before i saw the recipe but will be going to farmshop and fishmonger tomorrow. A few months ago I bought a soup maker in Lakeland. It was half price and was an impulse purchase( 32£) but suspect the bigger one which also sauté seems better. I have a small airfryer so will roast items in their. I'm having poached salmon avocado and watercress today. I have a very good head of garlic suitable for the recipe.
Thanks for the hints.
 
saffron15 said:
I'm going to cheat a little. I used to cook enough for four but just cooking for me though may take a portion to my sisters and it will keep easily. I used my cauli before i saw the recipe but will be going to farmshop and fishmonger tomorrow. A few months ago I bought a soup maker in Lakeland. It was half price and was an impulse purchase( 32£) but suspect the bigger one which also sauté seems better. I have a small airfryer so will roast items in their. I'm having poached salmon avocado and watercress today. I have a very good head of garlic suitable for the recipe.
Thanks for the hints.
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We got a soup maker as a gift for Christmas, tbh prefer to make it in a good size stock pot so switched it over for a coffee pod machine.
 
nonethewiser said:
We got a soup maker as a gift for Christmas, tbh prefer to make it in a good size stock pot so switched it over for a coffee pod machine.
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Years ago my sister bought one. I used to make good quantities of soup and use a stock pot but my freezer has failed. I bought the soup maker before Christmas on impulse as I was in Lakeland and it was half-price. I wouldn't have bought it at £64. When I eventually looked at it I realised the sauté function would have been good but I decided the exorbitant price for the big one wasn't worth it. A stick blender and stockpot were better. I have bought a cauli so may give it a go this weekend.
 
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