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Parsnip and apple soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 500g parnsips, chopped
- 2 apples, cored and chopped
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 50g crème fraîche
- chives, to garnish
Method
- STEP 1
Melt the butter in a pan and add the finely chopped onion and a pinch of salt, and cook for 10 minutes until soft. Tip in the chopped cloves of garlic, chopped parsnips and chopped apples, and cook for 5 minutes, tossing in the butter, before pouring in the chicken stock and simmering for 30 minutes until the parsnips are completely soft. Use a stick blender to whizz until completely smooth. Stir through the crème fraîche, blend briefly again and spoon into bowls, then swirl in a little more crème fraîche, snip over some chives and a sprinkle of black pepper.