Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 leek
• 4 carrots
• 1 red onion
• 2 sticks celery
• olive oil
• 2 medium sweet potatoes
• butternut squash
• 2 litres of water
• ¾ tbsp fennel seeds
• 1 chilli (optional)
• 4tsp veg stock
• cream

Directions

1. Wash and finely slice 1 leek, and slice 4 carrots, 1 red onion and 2 sticks celery
2. Heat a large pot on medium heat with a little olive oil. Once hot, add the above veg. Cook until soft and sweet (10-15 mins)
3. Peel 2 medium sweet potatoes, and peel and prep the butternut squash. Chop them into chunks.
4. Boil 2 litres of water in the kettle.
5. Once the veg are soft and cooked, add the potato and squash, ¾ tbsp fennel seeds, 1 chilli (optional), 4tsp veg stock. Add the 2 litres of water. Bring it all to the boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 40 minutes or longer.
6. Blitz it into a smooth soup. Serve with cream/whatever