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Chunky Vegetable Soup with Mixed Grains

Cooking time: 20 mins
Servings: 4-6
Vegetarian: Yes

Ingredients:

• 2 carrots, peeled and roughly diced
• 2 parsnip, peeled and roughly diced
• 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
• Tin of tomatoes (San Marzano are perfect and will give the soup a rich tomato flavour, you can buy them in Sainsbury’s)
• 1 stick of celery, chopped
• Handful of shredded savoy cabbage (about 4 leaves)
• 250g Merchant Gourmet Mixed Grains
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 tbsp pesto
• 1.5 litres vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 10g butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil for drizzling on top
• A few fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped

Method:

1. In a heavy based pan fry the onion and garlic in a the butter until soft and translucent.
2. Add the carrots, parsnips and fry until the parsnip is a little coloured.
3. Add the remaining ingredients bar the olive oil and fresh basil, and cook on a moderate heat for 15 minutes.
4. Serve evenly into bowls and glug a little olive oil and a sprinkle of basil on the top of each bowl.