A Delicious and easy to make parsnip soup with the warming flavour of autumnal spices.
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Sometimes there’s nothing better than soup to warm you up on a chilly day, and this spiced parsnip soup is just perfect for that.
The parsnips are roasted to ensure that the soup is jam packed with flavour. The other advantage of this is that if you ever have a bit of extra space in the over when you’re cooking dinner, you can stick some parsnips in to roast at the same time and have the soup ready with no extra cooking cost.
Can this soup be frozen?
❄️ Suitable for Freezing
This soup can easily be made ahead and then frozen ti enjoy later. Once cooked, allow the soup to cool completely and then freeze in an airtight container.
I recommend freezing in individual portions so that you can only defrost and reheat what you need when you need it.
Before reheating, make sure that the soup is left in the fridge to fully defrost.
How do I reheat it?
This soup can be reheated in the microwave or on the hob.
In the microwave, simply pop it into a microwave safe container, cover and then heat for around 3 minutes until it it piping hot.
On the hob, pop it into a pan and warm on a medium heat until hot all the way through.
Note that reheating times may vary depending on how many portions you are looking to reheat at once.
Can this be made on the hob?
It can. Personally I prefer to roast the parsnips as I think it really brings out the flavour, but if you prefer you can add them to a pan of vegetable stock boil for around 20 minutes until soft all the way through. Once boiled follow the instructions for adding the spices and blending.
If you chose to make this on the hob then you do not need to include the olive oil.
Can I use other spices?
When I created this recipe I tested a number of other spices and different quantities including cinnamon, paprika and cumin. Personally I found the spices recommended in the ingredients list to give the most delicious combination, but if you fancy mixing it up a bit then you could switch the nutmeg for cinnamon, chilli powder for paprika, or coriander for cumin.
Can I add the spices during roasting?
Personally I prefer to add the spices before blending. There is a risk if you add them when roasting that they may burn which may overpower their subtle flavour. Adding them before blending ensures that this doesn’t happen.
Can I add garlic?
You can. I’d recommend adding some unpeeled, but slightly vrished garlic to the pan when roasting. The squeeze the garlic cloves into the blender before blending for a hit of extra flavour.
Can I use chicken stock instead of vegetable?
You can. The advantage of vegetable stock is that is means this soup is suitable for vegetarians and vegans, however it tastes delicious made with chicken stock so I’d recommend you give that version a try too if you are serving to people who can eat meat.
What can I serve with this soup?
This soup is delicious by itself, but if you’re like me and love a few slices of crusty bread with your soup then why not try my homemade white bread or easy soda bread topped with lashings of homemade butter.
Spiced Parsnip Soup
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- 1 kg Parsnips
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil - or vegetable oil
- 3 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1½ tsp Hot Chilli Powder
- ¾ tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1 litre Vegetable Stock - or 2 stock cubes with 1 litre water
- Salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pre-heat your oven to 220℃/200℃ fan.
- Roughly chop the parsnips (500g) and place into a roasting tin. Toss them in the olive oil (1 tbsp) so they are even coated.
- Roast the parsnips for 30 minutes until soft in the middles.
- Heat the vegetable stock (1 litre). Stock cubes – make up the stock using 1 litre of boiling water and 2 cubes. Pre-made stock – Heat 1 litre of stock either in the microwave or on the hob until piping hot.
- Place the parsnips, stock, spices (3 tsp ground coriander, 1½ tsp chilli powder and ¾ tsp ground nutmeg), and salt (to taste) into a blender.
- Blend until smooth and serve. I used a stand blender, however this this can also me made using a stick blender.
NOTES
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.
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