Carrot and Potato Soup

A Background to the recipe

I cycle long distances and struggle to eat before a big ride, I found soup to be a great light meal for me to take on board before leaving for my ride.

This is  Great soup for people on the go a lot, packed full of protein and carbs I find this soup is excellent before an activity such as a long walk or Bike Ride, to make this you will need a few things:-

Ingredients

• 600g Of  chopped Carrots
• 1KG of diced Potatoes
• 50g Buckwheat
• 50g Pearl barley
• 50g Yellow split peas
• 100g Orange lentels
• 25g Soya mince
• 3 Cloves of garlic
• 90g Quinoa
• Cardamom seeds around 1 tablespoon but adjust to taste.
• Coriander (to taste)
  
• 2 oxo cubes
  

Directions to make the soup

The video below gives a full start to finish guide to making the soup. The highlights are as follows:

• Boil the lentils, Pearl Barley, Buck wheat, and Split Peas, basically all the dried ingredients bar the soy mince and quinoa. This is the let them get nice and soft
• Drain off and set to one side (saving liquid)
• Re add fluid to pan, add carrots, potatoes with the cardamom seeds and a good shake of coriander (you can add more coriander at the end when you've blended the soup according to your taste) boil for 30 minutes or until soft.
  
• Drain the mixture into a bowl setting aside the fluid
  
• Blend the vegetables adding the liquid slowly until you get the consistency you want.
  
• Season according to your taste with salt and pepper
  
• The Nutricianal elements are highlighted at the end of the video.