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Beetroot soup

A hearty meal in a bowl that's perfect for a cold day

A hearty meal in a bowl that's perfect for a cold day

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Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour 15 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 60p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 463g serving contains

Energy
977kj
234kcal
12%
Fat
13.4g
Low
19%
Saturates
8.7g
High
44%
Sugars
14.9g
Low
17%
Salt
0.80g
Low
13%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
211kj/50kcal

Ingredients

250g raw beetroot, peeled and grated

150g red cabbage, shredded

1 medium potato, peeled and diced

850ml vegetable stock

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tbsp tomato purée

25g butter

1 carrot, diced

1 small red onion, finely chopped

1 tbsp brown sugar

150ml sour cream, to serve

Method

1
Put the beetroot, cabbage, potato, stock, vinegar and tomato purée in a pan. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 40 minutes.
2
In another pan, melt the butter, add the carrot, onion and sugar and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes.
3
Add the onion mixture to the beetroot, then cover and simmer for a further 20 minutes.
4
Remove the pan from the heat, let the soup cool slightly, then purée in a blender. Reheat to serve, pour into bowls and finish with a swirl of sour cream.