Warming Root Soup made from Christmas Leftovers
When the temperatures plummet in winter, this is the moment to knock up a quick and easy warming soup using the root vegetables of the season. Root vegetables are very grounding - best sown when the moon is waning and energies are being pulled down into the earth. This grounding energy is all locked up in the beautiful fat roots of plants like turnips, swede, carrots and parsnips. I have also used celeriac in this recipe which is technically not a root as it is actually the base of the stem that swells, rather than the root, but I feel that its deep earthy flavour is enough to include it in this food group. In fact the entirety of this soup was made using leftovers from Christmas meals, including the turkey stock as well as the stock from roasting the ham, based on cider infused with cloves and star anise. To these spices I added smoked paprika, fresh garlic and fresh ginger. Here is the list of ingredients which I used, based on what was left in the fridge after Christmas:- 1 sw...
