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Brockchick soup with Spiced Oil

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Brockchick soup with Spiced Oil

(Serves 4)

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For the soup

300g potatoes
200g broccoli florets
500ml veg stock
200ml water
Black pepper and salt to taste
100 ml single cream
Gita’s Spiced Oil
2 tbsp of halved pistachios nuts (unsalted)
Home made hummus

For the hummus

½ can chickpeas
½ tsp tahini paste
1 glove garlic crushed
¼ tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp lemon juice
1½ tsp Gita’s Spiced Oil

Preparation

Prepare the potatoes – peel, chop into chunks and boil until soft.
Prepare the broccoli and steam for 5 mins.
Blitz all the hummus ingredients (apart from the Oil) in a blender, stir in the 1½ tsp Spiced Oil and set aside.

Method

1. Put the cooked potatoes, broccoli, veg stock and water in a blender and blitz.
2. Add in the hummus and blitz again. Boil the mixture in a sauce pan and simmer for 3-5 mins.
3. Strain the soup and add in the cream.
4. Season to taste and serve into bowls.
To garnish, drop in blobs of Spiced Oil and sprinkle over the nuts.