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The nippy weather of the winter season paired with a warm bowl of soup go hand-in-hand, helping those getting back from the cold find a sense of comfort. Soups are often hearty and packed with nutritious ingredients like vegetables, meats and spices – all of which are meant to boost immunity and bulk up the meal during the cold season, thus providing sustenance. Although heavy meals loaded with grease and carbohydrates might seem satisfying, soups are easy on the stomach and enable good gut health due to being easily digestible. Whether you’re looking to stir up a creamy soup, a chunky one or even a clear broth, the process of making this versatile comfort food is made easier using Glen’s Turbo Hand Blender Chopper Whisker – which allows you to process ingredients much faster than you would otherwise, using a handy kitchen knife and blender.
Roasted Pumpkin Soup
Use the chopper to cube some delicious winter pumpkin and drizzle some olive oil and spices of your choice on it and bake in the oven, until the edges are browned. Use the hand whisker to breakdown the roasted vegetable into smaller pieces before mixing it with heavy cream, vegetable stock and fresh herbs. Bring it to a simmer and finish it off with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, before enjoying warm.
Chicken Noodle Soup
If you have some leftover cooked chicken, use the chopper to shred it into smaller pieces and use in this delicious clear soup loaded with winter vegetables like carrots and peas. Add any noodles or pasta of your choice along with the shredded chicken and simmer until the flavours are melded and the vegetables are tender but cooked through. You can enjoy a large serving of this soup on its own or with a delicious piece of sourdough toast slathered with garlic butter.
Spicy Lentil Soup
Although thick and creamy, this light-as-air soup achieves its unique texture as a result of the cooked lentils being hand-whisked, incorporating air into them. Prepare a flavoursome base of onions, garlic, tomato paste and fresh thyme before you add the whisked lentils into the saucepan and simmer along with a bit of vegetable or chicken stock. Enjoy this delicious soup with a bowl of sticky rice or a sandwich, for a light but filling supper.
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Root Vegetable Soup
If you’re a novice cook, processing seasonal root vegetables like carrots, turnips and beetroot might seem like a complicated task to do by hand. Use the chopper to evenly size and chop up your delicious root vegetables before you slow-cook them in some broth infused with a bouquet garni of spices and herbs of your choice. Ensure that you remove the bouquet garni before using the whisker to further breakdown the softened vegetables into a creamy, silken, homogenous mixture.
Pea-Pesto Soup
Want a soup that is packed with flavour? Make this delicious pea soup with a deconstructed pesto; simply chop all the ingredients you would typically use for a pesto in your hand chopper and simmer with some peas in warm stock. Once the peas have softened, use the hand whisker to disintegrate the cooked ingredients and make a slightly chunky soup that you can enjoy with a croissant or a salad for accompaniment.
