Thick Mixed Vegetable Soup - Cuisinart FP16DCU Manual

Thick Mixed Vegetable Soup

Serves 6
1 large leek, trimmed, washed and dried, cut to fi t small feed tube
2 medium carrots, peeled
4 parsnips, peeled
2 celery sticks, trimmed
300g pumpkin, peeled, cut to size to fi t small feed tube (or squash of your choice)
4 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 litre chicken or vegetable stock
Insert the slicing disc into the large work bowl. Arrange the leek in the small feed
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tube and slice. Transfer to a small bowl. Repeat with the carrots, parsnips, celery and
pumpkin. Transfer to a separate bowl.
Remove the slicing disc and place the large chopping blade in the large work bowl. With
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the processor running, drop the garlic through the small feed tube and process until
fi nely chopped. Add to the leeks.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the leek and garlic and cook over a medium heat
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until softened.
Add the sliced vegetables, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the
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stock, simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Blend the mixture in batches by transferring into the large bowl with the large chopping
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blade and processing until smooth. Return to the pan, reheat and serve hot with crusty
bread.
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