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Creamed leek & stilton soup
• 600 ml vegetable stock
• 400 g sliced leeks (the white part), cut in 1 cm slices
• 60 g chopped onion
• 100 g floury potato (Maris Piper, King Edward), cut in 1.5 cm cubes
• 75 g Stilton cheese, rind cut off and crumbled
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
TO SERVE
• 35 g Stilton cheese, rind cut off and crumbled
• Freshly ground black pepper
Pour half the vegetable stock into the soup-maker. Then add the ingredients in the following
order: sliced leeks, chopped onion, diced potato, crumbled Stilton, salt (remember the stock and
Stilton will be a bit salty), black pepper, and finally the remaining stock. Fit the top. Select the
“smooth soup” setting.
Remove the top. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve garnished with freshly ground
black pepper and the crumbled Stilton.
Serves 4
For Creamed leek and Roquefort soup, substitute 60 g crumbled Roquefort cheese for the 75 g
Stilton. Serve the soup with some additional crumbled Roquefort cheese
Tomato & basil soup
• 500 ml vegetable stock (made using stock cubes)
• 230 g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 medium size onion, chopped
• 1 medium size carrots, peeled and cut in 1.5 cm cubes
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 1½ tablespoons tomato purée
• 2 pinches smoked paprika (optional)
• 10 large basil leaves
• 150 ml passata
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon granulated sugar (optional)
Pour half the vegetable stock into the soup-maker. Then add the ingredients in the following
order: chopped tomatoes (including the juice), chopped onion, diced carrots, crushed garlic,
tomato purée, paprika, whole basil leaves, passata, salt (remember the stock will be a bit salty),
black pepper, and finally the remaining stock. Fit the top. Select the “smooth soup” setting.
Remove the top and stir in the sugar using a wooden spoon. Taste and adjust seasoning, if
necessary. Serve.
Serves 4
Adding the smoked paprika gives the soup a slightly smoked flavour and peppery taste. You can
omit the smoked paprika if preferred.
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