I made this Leftover Winter Vegetable Soup just before Christmas as I’d made a glazed gammon joint and therefore had lovely gammon stock and vegetables left over from it. I was also very aware that like most Brits I’d over bought on the sprout front and had a bag I needed to use up before the big day!
Hence this soup just kind of evolved and I also managed to use up some bacon and cream that were going begging (Nigel Slater would be proud of me)! The result was absolutely delicious with the gammon and vegetables all marrying off beautifully and the bacon garnish was just perfect.
I will definitely be making Leftover Winter Vegetable Soup again and will use a ham stock cube in future if I don’t have fresh gammon stock.
I am entering this soup into Kate at Turquoise Lemons “No Waste Food Challenge” where the theme is Christmas leftovers.
So once you’ve fried any raw vegetable (if you’re using any) then you add your cooked vegetables and stock.
Then it’s just a case of simmering for 20 mins, liquidising and adding optional cream!
Then reheat and garnish with strips of bacon.
More Winter Soup Recipes
For more winter soup inspiration you might like the following:
- Curried Root Vegetable Soup
- Glenda’s Winter Lentil Soup
- Lentil & Ham Soup
- Curried Parsnip & Coriander Soup
Now there must be some leftover bread I can sprinkle with water and reinvigorate in the oven!
Leftover Winter Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Light olive oil
- 500 g Sprouts peeled & halved
- 2 Parsnips chopped
- 2 Cloves garlic
- 2 Large carrots chopped
- 2 Sticks celery chopped
- 2 Onions chopped
- 1.25 L / 2 1/4 pts Gammon stock fresh if possible
- Salt & Pepper
- 100 ml Cream optional
- Garnish:
- A few rashers of fried bacon cut into strips
Instructions
- If making this soup from scratch soften your onions and garlic first in the oil for five minutes then add the chopped vegetables and fry for a few more minutes stirring frequently.
- If you have a mixture of fresh and leftover vegetables then fry the raw ones and garlic gently for a few minutes first then add the leftover ones.
- Add the stock, season and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Liquidise the soup, add the cream if using and reheat to serve.
- Garnish with the bacon strips.
Kelly
Looks Delish
will defo be trying this recipe
Paul Wilson
I’m all out of winter veg for now. 🙁
tiggerific1973
It has a gorgeous colour and I bet it tastes fantastic!
Camilla
It does taste really good thanks:-)
Margaret Akel
this is a delicious recipe
Paul Wilson
Great way to use up leftover veg.
William Gould
One thing I like about winter is the eating of more soup!