Advice & Inspiration For Your Garden

roasted tomato soup

serves 6 as a main course, 8 as a starter 1kg ripe tomatoes 2 roughly chopped fennel bulbs (about 400g) 2 large quartered onions 3 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil 3 crushed garlic cloves2 tbsp (ab

squash and cumin soup with squash chips recipe

This is one of the best autumn soups for pumpkin or squash. The flavour improves if you cook it some time before. It also freezes well.for 4 3 teaspoons cumin seeds 1 teaspoon coriander se

watercress soup

This soup is very simple, with the pepperiness of watercress set against the creaminess of coconut milk. It’s also versatile; you can add a bunch of parsley, sorrel, mustard leaves, chard or spi

leek and potato soup recipe

January is a good time to make soup with last year’s maincrop potatoes, stored frost-free over the winter in a cool, dark spot in hessian bags. One of my favourite meal-in-a-bowl soups for this

pumpkin and apple soup with chestnuts recipe

Some pumpkin or squash flesh, an onion or two and plenty of cumin: this is the basic recipe for a fabulous soup. I love the addition of apples – their sharpness cuts through the sweetness of the

pea soup with mint and dill

This takes less than 10 minutes from start to finish, and it’s fine made with frozen peas instead of fresh. Many pea soups include a little sugar, but the dill here makes the soup sweet enough.

moroccan harira with sorrel sauce recipe

This is a traditional soup/stew – a meal in itself – eaten to break the month-long, daylight fasting of Ramadan. It's fragrant and spicy, typically served with little bowls of lemon juice to pou

porcini mushroom soup recipe

This is a warming and fragrant autumn soup, with the distinctive taste of porcini (ceps).Serves 8 as a starter, 6 for lunch 25g dried porcini 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, fine

duo gazpacho recipe

A red and yellow gazpacho recipe that is a favourite of Sarah's in the late summer and early autumn. Perfect with crusty bread slathered with butter.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmiss

cock-a-leekie recipe

This delicious chicken soup is a traditional favourite, and we totally understand why. It's perfect warming winter food, and brilliant if you've got a little bit of a cold. for 8 as a starter

creamy celeriac soup with chestnuts recipe

This soup is very rich and creamy, yet it contains no cream, with almond milk used instead. If the celeriac is organic, remove the minimal amount of peel as the nutrients lie just beneath the skin.

creamy watercress soup recipe

I love a peppery watercress soup, served warm or cold. This recipe has double the amount of watercress generally used and is all the better for it. Serve with cheese and fennel seed scones or st

cream of celeriac and Jerusalem artichoke soup recipe

This creamy, smooth-textured soup is lovely as a starter for a big winter dinner, but is filling, so don’t serve large bowls of it. This recipe would be plenty for eight people for a one-course lun

chilled asparagus soup recipe

As spring moves into summer you get the best asparagus, so don't pass up on the chance of making this soup at least once or twice. Hot asparagus soup is good, but the flavour is best when chille

andalusian soup salad recipe

A fantastic, healthy meal in itself, this soup has the crunch of cucumber and intense flavour of summer tomatoes. The key thing is not to chop the veg too finely: the chunks should be about 1cm acr

chard and coconut soup recipe

This is one of my favourite delicious, fresh-tasting and yet comforting winter soup.serves 6–8 2 medium sized onions 2 cloves garlic Slurp of olive oil 1.5 L vegetable stock 400 ml (1 t