New kind of soup

I'm having invented soup myself. Frozen peas, spinach, add yoghurt before eating and a basil leaf or two, if available. yum.

I bought some Morrisons frozen peas last year that were tough as old boots....normally I'm a petit pois person. However, I used them to make pea and mint soup (cooked with a little decent chicken stock, blitzed and then a splash of cream), was yummy!

Sadly, though edible (just), the remains of my caramelised soup has gone into the compost bucket.

Anno I make quite a lot of caramelised onions when starting a meal. There is a magic point between caramelised and burnt. I don't always get it right. I blame Gransnet!

I've never managed to caramelise carrots before! There's a lot of sugar in them and they were on the edge of being burnt. I love caramelised red onions in a tart with gruyere cheese. Delicious if I get it right.

oh yes, i did use a veg stock cube with my peas.

Jess I make pea soup with garden mint and maybe a leaf or two of sorrel - sometimes a swirl of yoghurt when I serve it. I always start soup by gently sautéeing an onion.

Yes onion always good but on this occasion could not be assed. Tastes nice without onion too
Just made a vat of butternut squash, chicken and onion with the remains of the roast chicken. I am on a: soup at lunchtime and no bread in the day regime in the interests of rolling back the rolls of tummy fat. It seems to be working.

I'm clearing out the fridge because a new one is coming tomorrow. In the depths of the salad drawer I found a bundle of asparagus that was beginning to look a bit sad, so that has now become soup and I didn't 'caramelise' it this time. Rather good in fact.

Made soup accidentally from the frozen peas that I had been using for the last 6 month for my sore knee, whizzed it up with a bit of mint and some natural yoghurt. Yum. Everyone enjoyed it, didn't let on what I'd done. Did have a slightly strange taste though. Discovered my mistake when I put some rubbish in the bin and saw the empty packet, labelled, "for Mum's knee, not to be eaten" OMG.

reminds me of a soup the French are very proud of. 'Crème de garbure' Excuse my spelling but its basically whatever you find in the fridge!

I roast carrots with honey or maple syrup - if we have any left I must try the soup! Or, even make enough extra to try the soup! I roast butternut squash the same way and make soup with the left overs - why have I never thought about carrots

Had a lovely cold soup of avocados, yoghurt and smoked salmon, on board last week. Wheedled the recipe out of the chef. Starts with 1kilo avocados will post it on return if any one wants. It was really good!

I love my soups, I never know what colour they will come out. I usually put about 5-6 various veggies in, simmer in veg stock and then blitz when tender. Always tastes lovely (to me anyway, and I'm the only one here!)

Galen - yes please! The soup sounds delicious.

How do people get on with the newish on the market all-in-one soup makers?

Thistledoo; I've got a packet of frozen peas with a similar sticker on that's gone walkabout somewhere as well. Maybe they get so fed up of being stuck on injured limbs that they hatch some sort of escape plan .

I had some similar peas but I think they got properly chucked. The stories made me smile though!

A musician friend who lived in the North had been through some lean times, and he used to make what was known in his house as 'out of work soup'!

Another (they're both dead, by the way) used to make a terrific soup - he'd whiz up some sprouts in a blender, and then add the results with pepper and salt to some chicken stock and simmer it - surprisingly good!

I must find my similar peas! Just been reminded......

Feetle do you mean raw sprouts? Sounds interesting.

Gosh feetlebaum that brought back memories of a recipe from an ancient 'Family Crcle' magazine. You fried, or sauted if you're posh, an onion and a small potato in butter then added a tsp of curry powder. Throw in sliced sprouts, raw, and cover with chicken stock. Simmer till soft and then blitz. Result was a velvety pale green soup that people couldn't quite work out what was in it.
Will have to give it a go when sprouts come back into shops.

Sprouts in Tesco all year round!

Iceland , also !

Favourite soup at moment is brocolli and Stilton. Broc been on BOGOF at tesco recently and Stilton was cheap in waitrose! Just soften large onion in oil and add brocolli stalks, diced potato and sliced leek, and sauté until softish. Add chicken or veg stock and simmer until Vegs are soft. Add brocolli florets and cook until soft , blend and stir in crumbled Stilton and a splash of cream if you desire it! This freezes well and is delicious!