Parsnip and apple soup with warm spices

Name: Parsnip and apple soup with warm spices
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 600g parsnips, peeled and chopped; 2 eating apples, peeled and chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 0.5 tsp ground turmeric; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 900ml water; 1 tbsp lemon juice

Sweet roasted parsnip and tart apple blended into a silky autumn soup with gentle spice.

Time50 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.63 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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600 gparsnipspeeled and chopped
2eating applespeeled and chopped
1onionchopped
1 tbsprapeseed oil
1 tspground cumin
½ tspground turmeric
½ tspground cinnamon
900 mlwater
1 tbsplemon juice

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Toss the parsnips with half the oil and roast for 25 minutes until golden.
25 min
2
Heat the rest of the oil in a large pan. Cook the onion for 5 minutes.
5 min
3
Add the cumin, turmeric and cinnamon and stir for 1 minute.
4
Tip in the roasted parsnips, the apple and the water. Simmer for 15 minutes until the apple is soft.
15 min
5
Blend until smooth, adding a splash more water if it is too thick.
6
Stir in the lemon juice and plenty of black pepper.

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