Wowsers! Try Our Warming Winter Vegetable Soup Recipe

With the winter wind still biting at your fingers, toes, nose and ears, there's nothing like a bowl of hot soup to warm your insides and defrost your bones. This warming vegan winter soup is perfect for a cold winter's night or as a healthy packed lunch option for work or a long journey.

Ingredients:

Serves 4.

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 parsnips, washed, peeled and chopped

3 stalks celery, washed and chopped

1 medium onion (red or white), peeled and chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped

3 -4 medium carrots, washed, peeled and chopped

900 ml vegetable broth

1/2 teaspoon turmeric

ground black pepper

dash of mixed herbs

Cooking Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add vegetables and stir with a spoon, tossing to coat everything in oil.

2. Pour broth over vegetables and bring to a boil. Stir in turmeric. Cover and cook on low heat for at least 20 minutes until vegetables are tender. Add a few twists of ground black pepper and dash of mixed herbs to taste.

3. Remove from heat and pour contents of the pan into a blender. Liquidise until smooth.

4. Pour into bowls or thermos.

5. May be stored in the refrigerator for 6 days.