Healthy, low-cost dishes to make you smile
Everyone has ‘their’ soup. The one which makes them feel like they are supping a great big cuddle, to lift their spirits when they are ill, which makes a quick lunch that more poignant. For me it’s a classic Cream of Tomato Soup. It was […]
Winter and soup go together hand-in-hand and this Winter Vegetable Soup is a fantastic way of using some of the cheap and plentiful veggies which are so easy to pick up at this time of the year. This soup is absolutely packed with variety […]
There are certain dishes which really feel like they nourish your soul – and this Vegetable Laksa is one of them. The Malaysian spices and flavours take you to a warmer place and there is something comforting about the creamy but clean soup-sauce.
Although this looks like it has a lot of ingredients don’t be put off, they can all be found in supermarkets. Because you blend the paste it is actually just a case of shoving in all the ingredients and blitzing it. And most of the veggies don’t even need peeling! You can use what you have to hand in the fridge, a brilliant way of using up smaller amounts of veg. So if you don’t have something in this list don’t worry – just sub in something else! This also means you can use up seasonal veggies too.
Vegan (if you leave out the fish sauce) and gluten free it’s a brilliant dish to make for friends and you can adjust the chilli heat to suit so it’s also brilliant for kids too. If you want to make it for the family then keep the chilli content of the paste low and provide chopped fresh chilli for everyone to add at the table. You could also add tofu, prawns, shredded meats too, whatever you have or fancy!
I live with such a soup lover and since making more of my own I’ve really gotten into it myself. It’s such a brilliant way of getting a big veggie fix quickly and easily as if you make a vat of soup and keep it […]