Hearty Vegetable Soup - Served with Loxtonia African Sundowner Apple Cider

Loxtonia African Sundowner Apple Cider, a tribute to the baobab tree – Africa’s iconic ‘tree of life’, is the perfect cider to enjoy with a bowl of hearty homemade vegetable soup

[Serves 6]

Ingredients:

1 onion (chopped)
2-3 spring onions (chopped)
2 leeks (chopped)
6 potatoes (cubed)
3 cups chicken broth
2 Tbsp maize flour (Maizena)
2 cups milk
Salt & pepper to taste
1tsp thyme
2 bay leaves
½ cup flat leaf parsley (chopped)

Method:

Brown the onion.

Add the leeks, spring onions, potatoes and chicken broth, thyme and bay leaves and bring to a boil.

Let this cook for 15 minutes.

Mix the maize flour with the milk until smooth consistency and add to your pot.

Add the parsley and once the soup is boiling bring it down to a simmer for another 15 minutes.

Once the potatoes are soft, turn off the heat and add salt and pepper to taste.

Remove the bay leaves and use a stick blender till your soup has a smooth consistency.

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