How to make beetroot soup

Paul West loves taking ingredients from his patch to the plate, and this hearty soup is nourishing and simple to make – and the beetroots get even sweeter in the cooler weather.

You’ll need:

- 2 brown onion
- 3 potatoes
- a head of garlic
- 3 beetroots, with their leaves
- Olive oil
- Quality beef stock
- ½ head of purple cabbage
- Salt and pepper to season
- 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
- Sour cream
- Fresh dill


Method

- Dice an onion
- Peel potatoes and cut into bite-sized pieces
- Slice 6 cloves of garlic
- Peel beetroots; dice 2 into bite sized pieces and cut up one into match sticks
- Finely chop up the stems of the beetroot and fry them off in a heavy based saucepan with a splash of olive oil and the onion. Reserve the leaves for later. Cook until translucent then add garlic.
- Add cubed beetroot and the potato, and keep stirring, adding the beef stock.
- Simmer for 20 minutes until soft.
- Meanwhile, finely shred the cabbage and beetroot leaves
- Add the cabbage, beetroot leaves and matchstick beets to the pan and cook for a further 2 minutes
- Season with salt, black pepper and add red wine vinegar.
- Serve with a spoon of sour cream and finish with dill.

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