Recipe: Spiced courgette and potato soup

[moonlitjoy]

A really simple soup that I whipped up the other day because I just needed soup with garlic in. I don't know why. Made four portions.

Ingredients

• 8 - 10 baby potatoes
• 1 large or 2 small courgettes (zucchini)
• 6 mushrooms
• 2 red onions
• 1 cup green lentils
• 1 tin haricot beans
• 1 stock cube
• 2 tsps garlic puree, or 3 garlic cloves (chopped small)
• 2 tsps turmeric
• 3 tsps mixed spice (my mix includes dill, ginger, nutmeg and coriander)

Method

• Fry chopped onions and garlic (or garlic puree) in a little oil or margarine
• Add chopped mushrooms and courgettes and cook till veg starts to sweat its juices
• Add finely chopped potatoes, drained beans, lentils, seasonings, and enough stock to cover plus an inch
• Bring to boil and simmer 30 minutes
• You could puree this, but I prefer chunky soups so I just mashed mine with a potato masher

Nice with cheey garlic bread