Name: Smooth vegetable soup with bacon and feta cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Boil
Ingredients: 1 onion roughly chopped; 2 leeks roughly chopped; 2 celery stalks roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 5 carrots large, chopped; 3 potatoes peeled and chopped; 1 butternut chopped; 1 bay leaves; 1/2 tsp nutmeg ground; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1 tsp paprika; 1.5 l stock vegetable; salt and freshly ground black pepper; bacon fried; feta cheese crumbled, to serve

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Ingredients (15)

1	onion — roughly chopped
2	leeks — roughly chopped
2	celery stalks — roughly chopped
2	garlic — cloves, roughly chopped
5	carrots — large, chopped
3	potatoes — peeled and chopped
1	butternut — chopped
1	bay leaves
1/2 tsp	nutmeg — ground
1/2 tsp	cloves
1 tsp	paprika
1.5 l	stock — vegetable
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
	bacon — fried
	feta cheese — crumbled, to serve

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Method:

In a large pot, heat some olive oil and fry the onions, leeks and
celery until soft and transparent.
Add the garlic and fry for another
minute.
Add all the vegetables and flavourings and allow to sauté for 5-10 minutes.
Add the stock and reduce the heat.
Cover the pot and allow to simmer gently for 30-45 minutes.
When the vegetables are thoroughly cooked, remove the pot from the
heat and blend the soup.
I use my handheld blender for this but you can
also use a blender or food processor.
Season the soup to taste and serve with the bacon and feta sprinkled over.

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