The Soulful Green Soup

I'm not going to lie. The thought of a totally green soup didn't sound nice to me at all. I was pleasantly surprised! This soup was delicious! So don't judge it too quickly!!

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SERVES: 4

PREP TIME: 15 mins | COOKING TIME 20 mins

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Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 leek, thickly sliced

2 garlic cloves

2 tsp lemon zest

2 potatoes, peeled, chopped

500 ml salt-reduced vegetable stock

1 zucchini, chopped

450g broccoli, cut into small florets

50g feta

1 tbs pepitas (pumpkin seeds), roasted

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Methods

1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add leek, garlic and lemon zest, cook for 6 minutes or until softened.

2. Add potato, stock and 500 ml water. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.

3. Ad zucchini and broccoli. Simmer for a further 8 minutes or until broccoli is tender.

4. Use stick blender to blend until smooth.

5. Roast pepitas (pumpkin seeds) for 8 minutes.

6. Serve with your choice of grainy bread. Sprinkle with feta and pepitas (pumpkin seeds).

7. Enjoy xx

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As always, I believe recipes are there to be a guide. Here's what you might like to also try:

• Add celery and/or spinach

• Add cauliflower

• Use roasted chickpeas or cannelloni beans instead

• Serve with pita or Lebanese bread

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Enjoy xx