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Healthy Beetroot Soup

Ingredients:
  • 600g fresh beetroot, peeled and grated
  • 1.5 litres vegetable stock
  • 1 onion, chopped small
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped small
  • 1 tbsp freshly chopped dill
  • 300g potatoes, peeled and diced
  • salt and pepper
  • 100ml soured cream
Method:
  1.  Firstly heat the sunflower oil in a large pan and gently fry the celery, potatoes, onion and beetroot for around 5-6 minutes. Stir constantly.
  2.  Next add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Cover the pan and simmer for around 35 minutes.
  3.  Using a liquidiser or hand blender, blend the soup until nice and smooth. Return to the pan / heat and warm through again. Stir in the dill and season to taste.
  4.  When you are ready to serve the beetroot soup, add a tablespoon of soured cream in the centre of each soup and top with a sprig of dill for garnish.
Thank you to Mary Wild for this recipe.