Parsnip Soup - A Delicious Roast And Lightly Spiced Parsnip Soup

The ingredients you will need to make this tasty parsnip soup!

1tbsp olive oil
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds , plus extra to garnish
½ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 large onion , cut into 8 chunks
2 garlic cloves
675g parsnips , diced
2 plum tomatoes , quartered
1.2l vegetable stock
1 tbsp lemon juice

Here's what you need to do to make this tasty parsnip soup recipe!

First of all you need to pre heat the oven to 200C or gas mark 7.

Mix the spices, together with the oil, in a large bowl.
Add the vegetables to the bowl and mix well, making sure that the vegetables are well covered with the oil and spice mix.
Put the vegetables on to a heavy baking tray and then roast for about 30 mins, or until tender.

Once the vegetables are tender, spoon them into a blender together with half the stock and blend until smooth in consistency.
Pour the blended vegetables into a pan with the rest of the stock, season and heat until gently simmering.

Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lemon juice, garnish with cumin seeds and serve immediately.

Now all thats left to do is enjoy the parsnip soup!