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Harvest festival soup

October 5, 2011 by Laura Scott 7 Comments

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I love this time of year, particularly as we have such unexpectedly glorious weather in which to celebrate this Autumnal season. Being an allotment holder, I have been interested to learn about what vegetables have been coming in to season by looking at all the well established plots and admiring the wealth of produce on offer. Would you believe, there is even a mini vineyard on our allotment site that produces a fair amount of very decent white wine!

harvest festival soup

I have to admit that my veggie plot is still being cleared due to being neglected for fifteen years, maybe even longer. So, it has been really useful to just observe and make a note of what seems to be doing well in our chalky Surrey soil.

Seeing a bountiful collection of goodies, including pumpkins, butternut squash, leeks, onions, apples and walnuts is great news. As a big fan of pretty much all fruits and vegetables, this time next year I dream of having a collection of what Autumn has to offer in my very own plot. But, what it has done for now, is to give me inspiration to create my very own Harvest Festival soup.

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Harvest festival soup

A comforting Autumnal harvest festival soup filled with warming flavours.

Course Lunch, Soup
Cuisine British
Keyword harvest festival soup
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Author Laura Scott

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 leek finely chopped
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • 1/2 butternut squash peeled and chopped into small chunks
  • 5 rashers smoky bacon chopped finely
  • 100 g French beans
  • 1 courgette finely chopped
  • 1/4 green cabbage finely sliced
  • 400 g tinned cannelini beans drained
  • 600 ml vegetable/chicken stock

Instructions

  1. Pour the olive oil into a large saucepan

  2. Add in the onion, leek, garlic and bacon and fry for a few minutes without browning
  3. Add the rest of the vegetables with some salt and pepper and fry for a few minutes longer on a medium heat

  4. Pour in the vegetable stock and bring the soup to the boil
  5. Add in the cannellini beans

  6. Simmer for about 30 minutes or until all the vegetables are cooked through and soft

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Filed Under: Family food, Lunch, Main dishes, Snacks and starters, Soups, Vegetable dishes Tagged With: butternut squash, Cannellini beans, carrot, courgette, French beans, garlic, green cabbage, Harvest festival, leeks, olive oil, red onion, smoked streaky bacon, Soup, stock

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Comments

  1. Karen says

    October 5, 2011 at 9:31 am

    This looks FABULOUS and just the sort of soup I enjoy! Great entry too….
    Karen

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    • laura says

      October 5, 2011 at 6:33 pm

      Hi Karen,
      thanks for your comment, I just love making soups! Aren’t they so easy yet so tasty!

      Reply
  2. sabrina montagnoli says

    October 5, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    Oh I love soup and this sounds fab for all these Scottish rainy days!

    Reply
    • laura says

      October 5, 2011 at 6:34 pm

      Hi Sabrina,
      Glad you like it. I love my chunky veg soups. Full of goodies and pretty healthy too!

      Reply
  3. working london mummy says

    October 6, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    What a lovely seasonal soup. I am going to give this a go this weekend. Feeling like the right weather for this now!! x

    Reply
    • laura says

      October 9, 2011 at 5:26 pm

      Yes, soup is back on the menu for the next few months in our house too!

      Reply

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