Healthy Beetroot Soup Recipe
This super delicious and healthy beetroot soup recipe is full of vegetables, loads of flavour and no need for additional stock!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 136kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 30 g butter divided into 15g
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 onion peeled and diced
- 2 carrots peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 sticks celery sliced
- 1 large leek trimmed and sliced
- 1 litre boiling water
- 1 large raw beetroot peeled and grated or halved and sliced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 sprigs mint finely chopped
Instructions
- In a very large saucepan, add 15g of butter and all of the vegetables except the tomatoes and beetroot. Gently saute until everything is soft - this will take about 5-10 minutes.
- Add the boiling water, seasoning (salt and pepper), tomatoes and beetroot and simmer to boil until everything is tender. This should take about 10-15 minutes.
- Season more to taste if needed, stir in the remaining 15g of butter and fresh mint and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 597mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 6299IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg