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Home » Soup » Easy Vegetable Soup Recipe

May 7, 2011 By Janice Pattie 8 Comments

Easy Vegetable Soup Recipe

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What do you have in the bottom of your fridge?  I always seem to have some rather limp looking vegetables that I should have used last week or maybe even the week before .  In the winter I make a big pot of soup every weekend, but as the weather gets warmer and the nights get lighter I drift away from soup.  However, when I saw that the carrots were starting to look a bit dodgy and the celery going slightly limp I knew it was time to act!

 

I peeled the carrots and onions and, along with the celery, chopped them up and sweated them in a little oil over a low heat.  

 

Marigold Bouillon is magic stuff and a tablespoon of the powder in a big pressure cooker of liquid really brings out the flavour.

 

The stock powder went into the pot with a kettle full of boiling water and two tins of chopped tomatoes.

 
 
One of the nice things about the warmer weather is that the herbs are coming on nicely and I just have to pop out of the back door to snip a few bits and pieces, in this case rosemary, thyme and marjoram, to add to the soup.
 
So there it is then.  I made a granary loaf, mixing the dough in the bread maker and baking it in the oven to create a nice rustic loaf.  It made a perfect lunch.
 
So tell me…what do you do with those bits that end up at the bottom of your fridge?
 
 
 
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  1. LDH says

    May 7, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    Even in warmer months I enjoy soup. And bread! Frugal and delicious!

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  2. All That I'm Eating says

    May 7, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    I love these kinds of recipes, they're so honest. I've always wondered what that bouillon tastes like…is it good stuff?
    My bottom of fridge bits normally end up in a stew or big hearty pasta dish.

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  3. Corina says

    May 8, 2011 at 8:03 am

    I do exactly the same as you. Saturday or Sunday lunch is almost always soup in winter if I'm at home during the day.

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  4. Anne says

    May 8, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    My neglected veggies normally end up in soup too, or if their lucky a casserole! Long live marigold! 😉

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  5. Jill Colonna says

    May 10, 2011 at 8:59 am

    Love it! Nice post and with the lovely fresh herbs, it takes soup to another level. My bottom drawer sounds not unlike yours, soups and chucked into a roasting tin. Green veg get whizzed in a blender for pestos.

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  6. Mary says

    May 10, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    The vegetables on the bottom of your fridge look much better than mine :-). The soup looks wonderful and I'll wager it is delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary

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  7. Choclette says

    May 15, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    Ha ha, Janice, I do exactly the same as you. a very good use for slightly ropey vegetables. That or a curry! Your bread looks nice and tasty.

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  8. Shu Han says

    June 28, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    hahaha sounds exactly like what i do at least once a week, though i usually ahve homemade chicken stock or leftover tomato puree to use up.

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