Vegetable, Fennel & Turmeric Soup

This has a slightly sweet flavor that stands out from ordinary vegetable soups. Easy to make and rewarding! 

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Ingredients:

• 1 large yellow onion
• 2 carrots
• 1 stick of celery
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 bulb of fennel cored and chopped
• 2 apples peeled and chopped
• 2-3 cups of stock
• 1 14 oz/200g package of oat cream/equivalent
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp fresh thyme
• Salt & pepper

Directions:

• Make the base of the soup: Chop onion, carrots and celery and heat over medium heat with olive oil.
•  Add the spices. Remove the bottom of the fennel bulb and the top of the stocks. Keep the greens for a garnish. Split the bulb in half length-wise and remove the triangular pit on the bottom from both. Chop the rest into small pieces and add to the pot. Peel and chop the apples and add those.
• Pour in the stock, cook for 10 minutes and add the oat cream. Let this simmer for 5 minutes and let this cool before you use the hand blender to blitz the soup. 
• Serve with fennel greens and walnuts on top.  

This recipe yields 5-6 servings.