Warm up with a comforting bowl of Parsnip and Apple Soup. This velvety blend combines the sweetness of parsnips and apples with the savory touch of onions, garlic, and curry powder. Black lentils add heartiness, while vegetable crisps provide a delightful crunch. Perfect for cozy evenings.
It’s no surprise I love me some soup. Recently I’ve made this roasted garlic, leek and tomato soup, and this 5 ingredient pea and mint soup. In these cold season, I just don’t think you can beat a nice warm, comforting soup.
By combining parsnip and apple together, you have two quite sweet dominant flavours. But add in some onion, garlic, vegetable stock and a touch of curry powder for good measure, and you’re left with a soup that encompasses that wonderful sweet/salty combo we all love.
However, for me a soup is not complete until it’s crowned with toppings. in this case, I wanted something hearty and earthy (hence the black lentils) and some bright, crisps flavour, that wasn’t croutons. So I tried out vegetable crisps and Oh. My. Gosh. Winner.
A bowl of this on a cold day (or just after to use up any leftover parsnips), will warm you through to your bones, which we all need right now.
Parsnip and Apple Soup
Ingredients
Soup
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 white onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 lb parsnips cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 lb apple cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 quart Vegetable Stock
- 1/2 tsp curry powder
Toppings
- black lentils cooked according to package directions
- spring onion sliced
- parsley
- chili flakes
- root vegetable chips this is a popular brand in the U.S.
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon Olive Oil in the bottom of a large stockpot. Roughly chop the onion and saute for 3-4 minutes until translucent. Mince the garlic cloves, add and saute for another 1-2 minutes.
- Add the parsnip, apple and curry powder and stir so everything is coated, cook for 1-2 minutes then add the vegetable stock and simmer for 30 minutes, until the parsnip is completely soft.
- Using a blender or a stick blender, blend the soup until completely smooth. This soup is very thick as it comes, so if you like your soup a little thinner, add some more vegetable stock until you get the consistency you desire.
- Top with the toppings suggested above and enjoy!
