Quick recipe finder Smoked garlic soup with parsley pesto

Preparation time

less than 30 mins

Cooking time

10 to 30 mins

Serves

Serves 1

Recommended by

1 person

Dietary

Vegetarian

By Gino D’Acampo From Ready Steady Cook

Ingredients

For the smoked garlic soup

• 1 large potato, peeled, chopped and diced
• 2 bulbs smoked garlic, separated into cloves, peeled
• 150ml/¼ pint hot chicken stock (can substitute vegetable stock)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp chopped fresh chives, to garnish

For the parsley pesto

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• handful fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp whole almonds
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• squeeze lemon juice

Method

1. For the smoked garlic soup, place the potato, garlic cloves and hot stock into a pan and bring to the boil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, reduce the heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Blend with a hand blender until smooth.

2. For the parsley pesto, place all the parsley pesto ingredients into a small food processor and blend until smooth.

3. To serve, pour the soup into a bowl, swirl in a spoonful of the parsley pesto and garnish with the chives.