Unofficial Slimming World Country Vegetable Soup
This Unofficial Slimming World soup helps boost my weight loss when I need to pull myself back together. But you must plan a day ahead to soak the soup mix, then boil the following day to remove the toxins.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 208kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- Frylight
- 120 g 120g dried country soup mix *see direction above for alternative
- 1 Clove of garlic minced
- 2 cm fresh ginger peeled & grated
- 1 large onion (approx 150g) finely peeled & diced
- 2 celery sticks (approx 140g) finely diced
- 3 carrots (approx 260g) peeled & finely diced
- 1 medium potato peeled & diced
- 1 litre water
- 2-3 vegetable or chicken stock cubes *try two initially as you could always add a 3rd towards the end
- 4 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 leek sliced
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Seasoning
Instructions
- Soak the country soup mix the night before for a minimum of 8-10 hours. Drain and add to a deep pan with fresh boiling water, then bring to boiling point and reduce to a simmer for 50 minutes.
- Now drain the soup mix and set aside.
- Spray a deep based pan with pan with frylight and add the onions, garlic, leek, ginger and season well. Sauté for 5 minutes until the onions are soft.
- Add the potatoes, celery, carrots and herbs and cover, cooking for a further 10 minutes until all are softened.
- Now add the soup mix and any remaining ingredients, in to the pan and simmer until all is tender and serve with slices of lemon. This is particularly lovely with finely chopped fresh basil stirred in too.
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 408mg | Potassium: 757mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 8700IU | Vitamin C: 16.7mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 4.4mg