A veloute is a smooth creamy soup. The name comes from the word velvet. And let’s face it, on a menu ‘veloute’ sounds so much more elegant than ‘soup’ One can make a veloute with other vegetables – cauliflower, fennel, asparagus, peas, broad beans etc. On the Demuth’s course we made a celeriac version and …
Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw
Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw Spinach, pea and mint soup – vegan and almost raw Although we are keen on raw soups, it is winter, and we wanted a warm, colourful starter at our last dinner party. Karen came up with this spinach, green pea and mint one. Ingredients: 1 …
Butternut soup – vegan
Vegan butternut soup Butternut soup Inspired by last week’s spicy sweet potato soup, and with her forte for using up what we have, Karen came up with this amazingly tasty butternut soup. Ingredients: 1 butternut, seeds removed and diced 1 medium onion, chopped 3 medium carrots, chopped 1 apple, cored and chopped 1 C desiccated …
Green Pea Soup – raw and vegan
Raw vegan green pea soup We are still busy with a round of entertaining. Last night the menu was: Green Pea soup A selection of pizzas – raw pizza bases, with mostly raw toppings Fresh fruit with a sweet nut kreem. Here is the soup recipe I used.I did rather make it up after googling …
Red pepper and tomato soup
Raw red pepper and tomato soup Thrilled with our first successful raw dinner party, we held another the next evening. Red pepper and tomato soup, with the rest of the onion bread for starters. Main course was sushi and veggie wraps with 2 salads – a red salad and a green papaya salad. Dessert was …
Entertaining Raw – butternut, carrot and ginger soup
Raw butternut, carrot and ginger soup As I mentioned last week, our first go at entertaining with raw food went off really well, with even our carnivore friends being suitable impressed. The menu comprised raw butternut, carrot and ginger soup, raw vegan pizza and classic cheezecake for dessert. I have to confess the pizzas were …