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chunky vegetable soup

4 November 2011 by Dominic Franks

i’ve been very busy recently, we had a mammoth Halloween weekend at Gunby Hall last weekend where we all dressed up as ghost characters of the Hall’s previous inhabitants and essentially spent 48hrs shouting, in scary make-up… Christmas is coming and is looking to be one of our busiest periods so it’s non-stop… i’ve barely had time for any life of my own let alone visit a supermarket or think about cooking fabulous stuff in the kitchen… i’m regularly going without breakfast and lunch and then, in a starving mad dash around the kitchen, stuffing all kinds of crap into my mouth… for lunch today I had a mini bag of Haribo and 6 apples…

i’m also off to Edinburgh on Sunday for 3 days of work, so forgive me if I go off piste for a day or two!

… so last night when I finally got home I was desperate for some decent grub which included nice, healthy vegetables… and I literally opened the fridge and cupboard, pulled out the first things that caught my eye and bunged it into a pot… and surprisingly good it was too!

chunky vegetable soup with chickpeas


1 large onion – finely chopped
2 medium leeks – finely chopped
1 large carrot  – chopped
2 medium potatoes – chopped
2 medium vine tomatoes -chopped
1 tin of chickpeas
1 cup of frozen peas
2 pints of good vegetable stock
rosemary

– in a large pan, saute the onions and leeks in plenty of butter and olive oil and let them sweat for 5 mins, add some rosemary

– add the carrots and potatoes and let them sweat for a further 5 mins or until soft

– tip in the chickpeas and the tomatoes and stir it all around, then pour on the stock, cover and simmer gently for at least 20 mins.

– add the peas and then let it cool and sit for a while (i think the cooling/sitting process really lets the flavours mingle)

– serve with a grating of strong cheese

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Chele says

    4 November 2011 at 5:19 pm

    Woo hoo – you'll be in Edinburgh soon … and I've had a brain wave about tea and cake too but I shall email you about that.
    Lovely looking soup!

  2. Jean says

    4 November 2011 at 7:25 pm

    Your soup looks really good and tasty – I love home-made soup – and great minds think alike…..!!

  3. Sue/the view from great island says

    4 November 2011 at 9:57 pm

    Yum! I need to do this, too.

  4. Janice says

    4 November 2011 at 10:14 pm

    Aw wish I could pop to Edinburgh to meet you but I will also be working 🙁 Lovely soup. Haribo Sour Monsters featured in my diet this week – a Halloween gift from someone I work with!
    Enjoy your trip to Scotland, hope they don't work you too hard.

  5. C says

    4 November 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Sounds like you're very busy indeed! All the more important to look after yourself with nourishing soups like this one.

  6. Marmaduke Scarlet says

    4 November 2011 at 11:25 pm

    Lovely. This is perfect “Bonfire” food!

  7. Baking Addict says

    5 November 2011 at 12:36 am

    Sounds lovely and warming. Have a good weekend 🙂

  8. Shu Han says

    5 November 2011 at 6:22 am

    i do a lot of random kitchen raids too haha! this looks yummy, not to mention healthy.

  9. Victoria says

    5 November 2011 at 8:10 am

    looks and sounds perfect!!! woo hoo Edinburgh!! the weather promises to be nice…but a wee bit chilly!! check out Bon Papillon on Howe street if you get a chance for cake xx

  10. At Anna's kitchen table says

    5 November 2011 at 11:47 am

    What a great job! I'd love to go about scaring people!
    Your soup sounds lovely-nourishing and warming.

  11. Brownieville Girl says

    5 November 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Oh Dom – have a wonderful meet-up with Chele, you lucky ducks!!! When are you coming to Dublin??

    Funny how you said you felt desperate for a healthy meal – my veg phobic son is just back from a language exchange to Austria, he told me that he had been dreaming about a huge bowl of my vegetable soup (the stuff I normally have to bully him into eating!!!). The body is a wonderful machine!!

  12. Ruth says

    5 November 2011 at 1:49 pm

    This looks fab! No longer will I think of the flavourless 'Heinz' tinned variety when I hear the words vegetable soup – this one deserves a try, I'm sure!

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My name is Dominic, I am a cook, food writer and creative event producer. I write the food blog Dom In The Kitchen and also write a monthly recipe column for Lincolnshire Life Magazine and Good Taste Magazine. I also run creative event production company The Persuaders, producing global events for brands since 1997. I am based both in the small village of Belleau in Lincolnshire and the smaller village of London! Read More…

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