Creamy Vegetable Soup with Sour Cream

The cold winter nights calls for delicious creamy and smooth vegetable soup. A comforting and flavourful soup that's so easy to make. If your kids are anything like mine then you'll know that its such a mission getting them to have their five-a-day. Blending all the goodness into one bowl is a clever way to eat your way to nourishment.

Ingredients for Creamy vegetable soup

1 large carrots, sliced

1 large potato, peeled and cut into small chunks

2 celery sticks, sliced

1 large sweet potato cut into chunks

200ml hot water (approx)

250ml milk

2 tbsp butter

1 stop garlic powder

1 tsp dried herbs

1 vegetable stock

Pinch of black pepper

2 tbs sour cream (optional)

METHOD

1. Peel, wash and slice the vegetables.

2. Heat butter in a large deep pan, add vegetables, garlic powder and black pepper and fry in the butter for 5 minutes on medium to high heat.

3. Crumble in the stock and add the water and bring to boil.

4. Cook on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes until the vegetables are cooked.

5. Add the milk and simmer for a further 15 minutes until the vegetables are soft and the soup looks creamy.

6. Add the dried herbs and take off the heat.

7. Use a hand blender to blitz the soup into a smooth creamy texture.

7. Mix in the sour cream and serve with warm bread rolls.