Farmhouse veg soup

This wonderful soup will keep you warm and full and can be counted as one of your 5 a day!

Ingredients - serves four adults 

• 3 medium carrots

• 1 medium turnip

• 1 medium parsnip

• 2 leeks

• 1 medium onion

• 8 mushrooms

• 3 medium tomatoes

• 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil

• 50g / 2 oz. of plain flour

• 150ml / ¼ pint of semi-skimmed milk

• 2 vegetable stock cubes dissolved in 1 litre / 1¾ pints of water

• Salt and pepper to season

Method

• Wash, peel and dice carrots, turnips and parsnips

• Wash and chop leeks, chop onion and slice mushrooms

• Chop the tomatoes

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, and gently fry onion and mushrooms

• Add carrots, turnips, parsnips and leeks and fry gently

• Stir in the flour to absorb fat, gradually stir in the semi-skimmed milk

• Add stock and bring to boil, stirring continuously

• Add tomatoes, pepper and a pinch of salt if desired

• Cover saucepan and simmer gently for about 45 minutes

Serve with crusty whole meal bread.