

Now they’re all in, sauté to sweeten the leeks, season again and add your spices how you like it, i like mine spicy so I used 2-3 heaped teaspoons of Ras Al Hanout, 1 level teaspoon of smoked paprika (don’t go too large with this it’s very overpowering) and some chilli heat from a jar of harissa (you should always have this in your cupboard, it’s a joyful chilli paste made with roasted north African red chillis). Chop up or slice your apples last minute skin on if you like, peeled if you don’t, I peeled mine. Get them all in and stir to make friends. Now chop up your potatoes into small chunks and get them in there, leeks too, chop them all the way through the light green part until you get to the really dark bit near the top. Smash the garlic (as much or little as you want, I go heavy on garlic) with the flat of your knife, chop it roughly and sling it in with the onions and stir. In a big saucepan, a few glugs of extra virgin olive oil on a medium heat and fry your onion, (with some salt - season as you go) sliced or chopped, doesn’t matter because you’re going to purée this, until it’s lovely and sweet and starting to caramelise. INGREDIENTS (numbers depend on size, just do what feels right to you) I roughly based this on a leek and potato but I can't wait to try the sweeter root veg in my next one.


Apple and parsnip is great, so is apple and sweet potato. You can sub ingredients and make it your own. When it comes to ingredients, there are no rules with soup, just put in whatever you’ve got or what you like. These are flavours that take spicing well, so reach for the spice cupboard! I went Moroccan with this but you could just as easily go Calabrian, Spanish, Arabic, even Mexican, Chinese or Korean! Any cuisine that loves their chilli and punchy spices will work. And it’s a savoury one!Īn apple is basically like a potato, but with more sweetness and acidity.

So many apples!” “What do I do with them all!?” “Oh god, how many more apple crumbles/apple pies can we take?” - don’t worry, I have a smart solution for you. If you have an apple tree in your garden, then at this time of year I know what you’re thinking.
