Christmas broth
Winter warmer!
This is a great recipe for using up leftover turkey and vegetables.
Ingredients - Serves 8 Adults
- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil
- 2 medium onions
- 1 teaspoon of dried coriander
- 85g / 3 oz. of cooked turkey
- 3 large carrots
- ½ a medium turnip
- 2 large parsnips
- 2 medium potatoes
- 1½ litres / 2½ pints of turkey stock
- 100g / 3½ oz. of green lentils
- 1 leek
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
- Heat oil gently in a large saucepan
- Peel and chop the onions, add to the oil and cook gently
- Add coriander and stir well
- Peel and chop carrots, turnip, parsnips and potatoes and add to the onions
- Add the turkey stock and stir. Bring soup to a boil and then turn the heat down so it is simmering
- Wash lentils in a sieve under a cold tap and add to the soup. Stir well and cook for 15 to 20 minutes
- Wash the leek and remove tough outer leaves. Slice into rings and add to the soup
- Add the cooked turkey and cook the soup for 20 to 30 minutes until lentils are soft. Add a little water if necessary
- Season with ground black pepper to bring out the flavour of the vegetables
Serving Suggestions
Serve with crusty wholegrain bread
This soup can be kept in a covered bowl in the fridge for 2 days after cooking or it can be frozen
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1/8 of the recipe contains
of an adult's reference intake
| Nutrition Information |
| Typical Values | Per 100g | Per Portion (370g) |
| Energy | 170Kj | 628Kj |
| 40Kcal | 149Kcal |
| Fat | 0.8g | 2.9g |
| (of which saturates) | 0.1g | 0.4g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.3g | 19.6g |
| (of which sugars) | 2.1g | 7.9g |
| Fibre | 1.6g | 5.7g |
| Protein | 2.2g | 8.3g |
| Salt | 0.2g | 0.8g |
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