BEETROOT SOUP

Recipes from the award winning cookbook, A Dainty Morsel, a collection of recipes from former pupils of St Anne’s in Hilton KZN, were cooked and styled by Theresa Rattray and photographed by our very own freelance photographer Sally Chance

BEETROOT SOUP

INGREDIENTS

  • 450g beetroot – unpeeled
  • 500ml boiling water with vegetable stock
  • A dollop of butter
  • 2 medium leeks or 1 large onion
  • 2 cloves garlic – crushed
  • 225g peeled potatoes – sliced
  • 400ml milk
  • 1t cumin seeds or ½t ground cumin
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 250ml cream
  • 1T chopped fresh chives
  • Salt and pepper

METHOD

1. Boil the beetroot in the vegetable stock until very tender.
2. Peel and slice the beets, reserving the cooking liquid.
3. Melt the butter in a large saucepan and cook the leeks with the garlic until tender, but not coloured.
4. Add the potatoes and cook over a low heat.
5. Add the milk and cumin to the potato mixture and simmer until potatoes are tender.
6. Liquidise the beets with the stock and pour into a large bowl.
7. Liquidise the potato mixture and stir into the blended beets.
8. Season with lemon juice and plenty of black pepper and a little salt – if needed.
9. Swirl the cream over the soup when serving and top with chopped chives.