With the liberal use of root vegetables, this Australian soup shows its British origins. In preparing the soup, feel free to make substitutions in the vegetables, for example using sweet potatoes instead of white one. Just remember to keep the approximate volume the same. January 2007: I have finally made this soup and added both indgredients and directions to improve the final dish. Changes made since the first two reviews are noted.

Ingredients

6 serv.

onions, chopped↗2
stalks celery, sliced↗2
potatoes, diced↗2
large carrots or 3 small carrots, peeled and sliced↗2
large parsnip, peeled and sliced↗1
butternut squash↗10 ounces
bay leaves↗2
thyme↗1⁄4 teaspoon
marjoram↗1⁄4 teaspoon
vegetable stock↗2 cups
water↗4 cups
nonfat yogurt (optional) or 1 cup soy yogurt (optional)↗1 cup
ground black pepper↗
soy sauce or salt↗
chopped chives (to garnish) (optional)

Step-by-step instructions

1
Add all of the vegetables, stock, water and bay leaves to a large pot and bring to the boil.
2
Reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables are quite soft.
3
Allow the vegetables to cool a little then puree in a food processor in batches until smooth. (Added January 2007: Include 2 cups of the cooking liquid reserving the rest to adjust the thickness later.).
4
Return to the heat and stir in the pepper and soy sauce or salt.
5
If using, stir in the yogurt taking care to not let the soup boil. (Added January 2007: If the soup is too thick for your taste, stir in a bit of the reserved cooking liquid.).
6
Serve sprinkled with chopped chives.

Source: food.com

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