Name: Parsnip and apple soup
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 50g butter; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic finely chopped; 500g parnsips chopped; 2 apples cored and chopped; 1 litre chicken stock; 50g crème fraîche; chives to garnish

50g butter
1 onion
finely chopped
2 cloves garlic
finely chopped
500g parnsips
chopped
2 apples
cored and chopped
1 litre chicken stock
50g crème fraîche
chives
to garnish

Method

step 1
Melt the butter in a pan and add the finely chopped onion and a pinch of salt, and cook for 10 minutes until soft. Tip in the chopped cloves of garlic, chopped parsnips and chopped apples, and cook for 5 minutes, tossing in the butter, before pouring in the chicken stock and simmering for 30 minutes until the parsnips are completely soft. Use a stick blender to whizz until completely smooth. Stir through the crème fraîche, blend briefly again and spoon into bowls, then swirl in a little more crème fraîche, snip over some chives and a sprinkle of black pepper.