Recipe: Vegetable Soup

Fancy trying something new this Sunday afternoon? Why not have a go at making this tasty Vegetable Soup.

Lecturer in Sports Nutrition at Manchester Metropolitan University, Ozcan Esen, and Sport and Exercise Nutrition BSc(Hons) students have helped put together this recipe.

If you try making it at home, post your image on social media with the hashtag #WPNutrition.

See below for our recipe for Vegetable Soup.

Method

1. Warm 3 tablespoons of oil in a soup pot over a medium heat.
2. Add the onion, carrot, celery, sweet potato, zucchini, green beans and ½ teaspoon salt.
3. Stir often until the onion has softened, 6-8 minutes.
4. Add the garlic, curry powder and thyme and cook for 1 minute.
5. Add the diced tomatoes and cook for a few minutes, stirring often.
6. Add the broth, water, remaining salt, bay leaves and red pepper flakes.
7. Season generously with black pepper and bring to a boil.
8. Reduce the heat and partially cover to gently simmer for 25 minutes.
9. Add the chopped kale and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
10. Remove the pot from the heat and take out the bay leaves. Stir in the lemon juice and remaining oil.