This soup can be served hot but is absolutely amazing served cold. For lunch serve with walnut bread, as a starter to an evening meal try crumbling some crispy bacon on the top. Ingredients 900g fresh peas (could use frozen) 1 Litre chicken or vegetable stock (Marigold is a good choice) 1 onion, chopped 1 clove of garlic,cruched ½ tsp nutmeg Salt & black pepper 2 limes, juice of 150ml ¼ pint crème fraiche or sour cream Method Place all the ingredients in a pan apart from the

Making vegetable and fruit based soups is one of the ways you can help towards reaching your ‘five a day’ quota over the winter months. Not only is this soup good for you but it smells and tastes of Christmas! Ingredients 250g tomatoes remove stalks but keep whole 250g apples, leave the skins, cut into 4 but leaving the cores 250g celery, its fine to the head end 25g butter 225g onion chopped 150ml dry sherry ¼ tsp of ground nutmeg A pinch of ground ginger & freshly ground bl

This recipe came from a 1988 edition of ELLE magazine and was part of a 10 Day Cleansing Plan. It is packed with good sources of carotenoids, in particular lycopene from tomatoes, so is great for sun protection. It's low GL, it's really easy to make and fabulous for Summer. Basic ingredients 100g onions,peeled and roughly chopped 100g cucumber, trimmed and roughly chopped 100g peppers trimmed and roughly chopped 600ml tomato juice3 00ml good quality freshly squeezed orange ju

Don't be put off by the fact that this soup contains sprouts. I'm not particularly keen on sprouts myself but this soup is lovely. Like with all soups the better the stock the tastier the soup and this would be a great post Christmas day soup using stock made from the Turkey bones. If you have Brussels sprouts left over from Christmas day it is a great way of using them up too. If  you wanted to make this pre Christmas you could use a chicken or vegetable stock or a good qual

There is nothing like a bowl of warm, nourishing soup, and this roasted red pepper and tomato version is bursting with vibrant flavour and goodness. Made with simple, wholesome ingredients and free from hidden sugars or additives, it is a healthy twist on a classic comfort food. Quick to prepare and full of natural sweetness from the roasted peppers, it is the perfect easy lunch or light supper. Ingredients Serves 2 290g roasted red peppers (jar), drained 270g cherry tomatoes

Tasty and seasonal this Pumpkin & Ginger Soup is easy to make, nourishing and a perfect winter warmer! Ingredients serves 4 1 kg pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled and chopped 2 shallots, peeled and chopped 50g fresh ginger, peeled and grated A few sprigs of fresh herbs, such as chives, mint Extra virgin olive oil 1 litre organic vegetable stock 125ml coconut milk, plus extra to serve 100g dried red lentils ½ tbsp chilli powder 1 lime Method Place the pumpkin, shallots, gin