Parsnip & Apple Soup

At the risk of this turning in to a ‘soup of the week’ feature, I wanted to share another soup recipe with you. Parnsip and apple is one of my favourite flavour combinations for soup. In the past I’ve made this with cooking apples, which are a lot more tart, but since we are still working our way through the mountain of apples we picked at Craigie’s Farm the other week, I used those instead, which made the soup a lot sweeter. It was quite sweet, in fact. But perfect for the kids, as it turns out. They called it ‘Kindersuppe’ (i.e. kids’ soup). They were fighting over the leftovers the next day, that’s how much they liked it!

Parnsip and Apple Soup

Ingredients (serves 4-6)

  • 3 large parnsips,
  • 4 large apples
  • 1 large potato
  • a handful of shallots*
  • 2 cloves of crushed garlic
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1.2 litres vegetable stock
  • 200ml milk
  • salt & pepper

* It’s difficult to quantify the shallots, as they come in such different sizes. In the photo below, you can see how big mine were. I used four of them, which was roughly a large handful. 

Parnsip and Apple Soup Ingredients

Directions

  • Peel and cube the parnsips and potato. Peel and slice the shallots. Peel, core and cube the apples.
  • Melt the butter, together with the oil, in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onions and gently fry until they start to soften.
  • Add the parsnip, potato, apple and garlic, and fry for another 2-3 minutes, letting the apples and vegetables infuse the flavours of the onion and garlic.
  • Add the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, and cook for around 20 minutes, or until the apples and vegetables are very soft.
  • Remove from the heat and leave to cool for around 10 minutes, then blend to a smooth consistency, being careful not to burn yourself – I used a hand blender, but you could use a food processor if you own one.
  • Stir in the milk, season with salt and pepper and heat through before serving (I actually take some of the slightly cooled soup out for the boys at this point, before heating it through again for the grown ups).
  • Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche or Greek yoghurt, and a sprinkling of mixed seeds (optional, but the boys love it). We also had it with some sliced pitta bread on the side.

 

Parnsip & Apple Soup
Author: Jenni Fuchs | The Bear & The Fox
Ingredients
  • (serves 4-6)
  • 3 large parnsips,
  • 4 large apples
  • 1 large potato
  • a handful of shallots*
  • 2 cloves of crushed garlic
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1.2 litres vegetable stock
  • 200ml milk
  • salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. Peel and cube the parnsips and potato. Peel and slice the shallots. Peel, core and cube the apples.
  2. Melt the butter, together with the oil, in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onions and gently fry until they start to soften.
  3. Add the parsnip, potato, apple and garlic, and fry for another 2-3 minutes, letting the apples and vegetables infuse the flavours of the onion and garlic.
  4. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, and cook for around 20 minutes, or until the apples and vegetables are very soft.
  5. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for around 10 minutes, then blend to a smooth consistency, being careful not to burn yourself – I used a hand blender, but you could use a food processor if you own one.
  6. Stir in the milk, season with salt and pepper and heat through before serving (I actually take some of the slightly cooled soup out for the boys at this point, before heating it through again for the grown ups).
  7. Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche or Greek yoghurt, and a sprinkling of mixed seeds (optional, but the boys love it). We also had it with some sliced pitta bread on the side.

Comments: 13

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    12 October 2017

    Sounds delicious – What a great idea to use apples! This time of year I tend to crave soup so it’s great to have a non-pumpkin option

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    12 October 2017

    Not a parsnip fan at all, but that looks delicious. Soup I find hard to make but may have to give this a try at the very least !

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    Alex

    12 October 2017

    Ooh I’ve never tried apple in a soup – this sounds lovely and warming!

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    12 October 2017

    What a lovely Winter warmer! I love soup so will definitely be giving this one a try. Thanks for sharing :) x

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    13 October 2017

    I love soup. This one looks delicious

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    13 October 2017

    This soup sounds very tasty. I will be trying it.

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    14 October 2017

    This recipe looks very tasty and warming. Might give it a try soon.

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    14 October 2017

    I assumed this would be for kids! I’ve never thought to add apples to homemade soup before x

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    14 October 2017

    This looks so delicious. It is a perfect dish for this time of year, too.

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    15 October 2017

    Wow, this is a new recipe in my eyes and I love to try this soup perfect for the cold weather here.

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    16 October 2017

    This time of year, it’s soup when ever I can! Looks lovely

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    12 September 2018
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    9 April 2020

    Made this today! I left the skins on the apples and potato (I figure there’s some good nutrients in the skins) and didn’t strain them after blending. Still tasted great and the texture was terrific! Thanks for your sharing

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