We have been doing this for a while during the week but never posted about it before. In an attempt to diet for summer Tom and I have been having soup for supper Mon-Thurs. We make 2 soups and alternate them each night. The fact we are eating soup in the middle of the summer does not matter at all as, let's not forget, we are in Scotland.
However, I have made an attempt to make them summer soups this week as the sun has shone a little!
Broad Bean, Pea, Mint & Feta Cheese Soup
Made by cooking up a packet of frozen broad beans (I didn't pop them out the skins, just blended well), half a small pack of frozen peas, with 2 veg stock cubes (Knorr reduction ones), and blending it with a big handful of mint leaves, about half a pack of feta and some s&p. Garnished with a bit of olive oil and a sprinkling of feta.
Chilled Summer Soup
Made by putting the following on a blender and whizzing like crazy; a cucumber, 6 tomatoes (with the skins removed), 2 peppers (one red, one yellow were used here), a baby gem lettuce, generous handfuls of parsley, basil & chives, about 6 tabespoons of good olive oil and 3 of red wine vinegar, s&p. Garnished with fine dice tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and basil sprig. Serve chilled.
so I won't write the recipes out but they are lovely, especially the Aztec Black Bean.
