Thermomix Cream of Parsnip Soup

This soup was on the July 2014 and May 2015 ThermoFun Cook Alongs.  Many participants said they had never had parsnip before and were very sceptical about trying this soup!  I have to agree as before I stumbled across this recipe I’d never even bought a parsnip.  Everyone on the Cook Alongs were just amazed at how beautiful and creamy this Thermomix Cream of Parsnip soup is.

I really love the crispy bacon on top of this soup – the bacon can be either fried in a frypan or cooked in the microwave.

Cream of Parsnip Soup Recipe

Serving Size

1.5 litres

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Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1 onion, peeled and halved
• 10g olive oil
• freshly ground black pepper
• handful fresh parsley
• handful fresh basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 600g parsnips, peeled and quartered
• 20g TM vegetable stock concentrate
• 700g boiling water from kettle
• 170g thickened cream

Garnish

• 3 rashers bacon, chopped in 1cm cubes
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives or sliced spring onion.

Instructions

1. Place garlic, onion and oil into TM bowl and chop 3 sec / speed 5. Scrape down and sauté 5 mins / Varoma / speed 1 / MC off.
2. Add pepper, parsley, basil, bay leaf, parsnip, stock and boiling water and cook 20 mins / Varoma / speed 1 / MC off and place simmering basket onto TM lid to prevent any spatter.
3. While soup is cooking - in a frypan cook bacon until crispy and drain on a paper towel or wrap bacon in a paper towel and cook in microwave 3 mins.
4. Remove simmering basket and replace with MC and carefully blend 1 min / speed 9 gradually increasing speed from speed 1 to speed 9.
5. Add cream and mix 10 sec / speed 2.
6. To serve, ladle soup into serving bowls. Garnish with crispy bacon and chives/sliced green tops of spring onion.

Notes

** WARNING – WHEN PUREEING HOT LIQUIDS FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IN YOUR THERMOMIX INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL **
*This soup freezes well.
* If you don’t have fresh parsley or basil you can substitute with dried herbs or even use the tops of celery.

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