Easy Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 2 Carrots, diced
• 2 sticks Celery, diced
• 2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
• 1 large Potato, peeled, cut into 1.5cm cubes
• 1 x 400g tin Chopped tomatoes
• 1 litre Vegetable stock, hot
• 1 tsp Dried mixed herbs
• 100g Frozen peas
• Salt and black pepper

You’ll need: Large saucepan

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion, carrots and celery for 6–7 minutes until starting to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

2. 2

   Add the potato, tomatoes, stock and herbs. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, partly covered, for 15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

3. 3

   Add the peas and cook for 3 minutes. Season to taste. For a thicker soup, mash a few potato pieces against the side of the pan.

4. 4

   Serve hot with bread.