vegetable soup

this recipe was given to me by henri le worm. if you would like to inspire your child with the beauty of food  and nature henri le worm has a wonderful interactive website and app http://henrileworm.com.

ingredients:

1. 300g  sweet potatoes
2. 100g celeriac
3. 50g carrots
4. 50g parsnips
5. 1 medium white onion
6. 2 cloves of garlic
7. 1 tbsp chives
8. 2 tbsp crèmefraiche
9. 1 ½ vegetable stock cubes dissolved in approx 1 litre of hot water
10. 1 tbsp olive oil

directions:

1.  prep all the vegetables by washing them, then peeling and chopping them into medium chunks, approx 2cm x 2cm. 
2. finely chop the onion and garlic.
3. place a frying pan over a low heat add: olive oil, garlic, onions and chopped vegetables.  place a lid on the frying pan and sweat for 8-10 mins until the vegetables soften. 
4. boil the kettle with 1 litre of water
5. pour into a jug and dissolved 1 ½ vegetable stock cubes into the hot litre of water.
6. once the vegetables have softened, add the vegetable stock, remove the lid, turn up the heat to a medium temperature and simmer for approx 14 mins until the vegetables are tender.
7. place the vegetables and stock into a food processor 1/3 at a time and blitz until smooth, add more stock if necessary. 
8. Transfer to two bowls, add a dollop of crème fraiche to each portion and garnish with finely chopped chives.