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Saturday, 21 May 2011

Chorizo and Bean Soup

Strangely I only like homemade soup, even the premium ready made soups that are available just don't do it for me. Also a little strangely I'm a big fan of soups in summer, possibly because they tend to be quite light and easy to digest. I think there's little better than tucking into a bowl of delicious, fresh soup after a day in the sunshine.

Soup is also really easy to make, which is an important thing for me at the moment. I'm in the middle of sitting my final exams at university. This means I need to get in lots of nutritious food, but not spent forever making it. It also helps that it's so simple, that even when my head is somewhere else, it's impossible to get it wrong.

Ingredients (makes 3 hearty bowls)
Chorizo (about 150g)
Tin of chopped tomatoes
Tin of mixed beans in spicy tomato sauce
Half an onion
Clove of garlic
Vegetable/chicken stock
3 handfuls of baby spinach leaves
Olive oil

How to...
1. Chop onions and garlic, soften in a pan with olive oil.
2. Dice chorizo and cook with onions and garlic for 5 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes, beans and 1 litre of chicken stock. Leave to cook on a medium heat for 30 mins or so.
4. Pour steaming hot soup into bowls and top with a handful of fresh baby spinach leaves.


Whilst cooking I was listening to... Turning Tables by Adele.

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