Cooking With NMC Episode 9: Roasted Beetroot Soup

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: yogurt

Coconut milk adds creaminess with fewer calories.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: water + seasoning

💰Cheaper: water

Using water reduces cost while still providing flavor.

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Wash the beetroots well. Do not peel. Top and tail them (and if very large, cut them in half) and rub with 1 T oil.

Bake until tender (about 45 minutes).

In a large pot, fry the onion in 1 T oil until soft and golden.

Add celery, garlic, chilli and ginger to onions.

Grind all the whole spices (except the star anise), add to the onion and stir-fry for a minute or two.

Add star anise, apple, roasted beetroots, lime juice and stock.

Cover the pot, bring to the boil and simmer until the apple is soft (about 20 minutes).

Remove star anise.

Blend until smooth.

Season to taste, stir in the cream, coconut cream or yoghurt and serve.

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