Calming green soup

Pack in the veg with this healthy soup. Top with a drizzle of yogurt, some mint leaves and black pepper. It’s great reheated for lunch if you have leftovers

  • Prep:10 mins
    Cook:40 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 281
  • fat 7g
  • saturates 1g
  • carbs 31g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 10g
  • protein 13g
  • salt 1g

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 red onions, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 courgettes, roughly chopped
  • 1 large potato, around 300g, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1.3 litres vegetable stock, made with a low-salt stock cube
  • 250g frozen peas
  • 400g baby spinach
  • 20g mint, roughly chopped, a few leaves left whole (to serve)
  • 150ml pot low-fat natural yogurt, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large, deep pan and cook the onions with a large pinch of salt for 10-12 mins until softened but not golden. Add the garlic, cumin seeds, courgettes and potatoes and cook for 5-6 mins, stirring often, until softened. Cover with the stock and season well.

  2. Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and bubble for 15-20 mins until the potatoes are very soft.

  3. Pour in the peas and wilt in the spinach in handfuls. Sprinkle in the chopped mint and cook for 3 mins more, then blend in a high-powered blender or using a hand blender. Season, then divide between four bowls and top with the yogurt, remaining whole mint leaves and a grinding of black pepper.

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