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6 WILLIAM CAPE NEWS, WINTER 2019
What’s Cooking
What’s
Vegetable Soup
Cooking
It’s been lovely to have summer drag with Ashley, Group Executive Chef
on, but it’s time to break out the Ugg
Boots and prepare some winter Ingredients: Method:
warmers for the whole family to
enjoy! What better than a soup that • 1 small brown onion, peeled 1. Dice all vegetables into similar size.
is both hearty and healthy. This • 1 small carrot, peeled Approx. ½‐1cm.
vegetable soup, though hearty, is • 1 small stick of celery, 2. In a large soup pot, sweat the
actually quite light, as it has plenty of washed carrot, leek, celery & onion.
fresh vegetables and herbs to make it • ½ cup of leeks, washed and 3. When soft, add the tomato paste
easy to digest and leave you hanging sliced or diced and garlic. Stirring frequently and
for more! being careful not to burn.
• 2 Tsp olive oil
• 1 Tsp minced garlic 4. Add the water or stock and the
It can be easily adapted into a meal, beans.
with the addition of meat proteins • ¼ cup zucchini, diced 5. Bring to the boil, turn down and
(bacon, ham hock, chorizo, chicken, • ¼ cup green peas (fresh or
seafood) and pastas (such as noodles, frozen) simmer for 45‐50 minutes.
risoni or macaroni). Winter greens, • 1 Tbspn tomato paste 6. Add the remaining vegetables and
like baby kale, spinach leaves and • 1 small tin mixed beans, return to a simmer.
Cavolo Nero (black cabbage) leaves drained & washed 7. Add salt & pepper to taste.
can be added towards the end of • 1‐1.5L water, vegetable or 8. Stir in the corn flour/water mixture
cooking that create great colour and chicken stock (if desired to be thicker).
texture. Other great flavourings can • Salt & pepper to taste 9. Return to a simmer and cook for
be added too. Pesto gives an amazing • 1 handful of baby spinach approx. 5 minutes; add the herbs just
burst of colour and flavour. Pesto, the leaves before serving.
Tuscan sauce made primarily of pine 10. If too thick, more water or stock
nuts, parmesan and garlic, is the can be added.
traditional garnish to minestrone and 11. Drizzle in a good slug of extra
ribolita. I hope you enjoy creating virgin olive oil and serve with your
your own winter warmer! favourite bread.
12. Serves four as a main course.
