REC:Roasted Swede and Honey Soup

[Piccolina]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]ROASTED SWEDE AND HONEY SOUP[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1 swede, peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp honey
1 onion, finely chopped
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 litre stock
4 sprigs thyme
125ml cream
Pumpkinseed or flavoured oil, to drizzle[/font]

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6. Place the swede on a roasting tin and drizzle over half the oil and the honey. Place in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes. Blitz in the food processor or pass through a mouli and set to one side. [/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2. Heat the remaining oil in a medium-sized saucepan, add the onion and celery and cook for a few minutes until translucent but not coloured. Add the stock and thyme, bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. [/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3. Liquidise or pass through a mouli, add to the swede, then add the cream, adjust the seasoning and serve in warmed bowls with a drizzle of flavoured oil. [/font]

 

[AllenOK]

Looks good, but, I've never heard of a "swede". I'm assuming it's NOT a Swedish person. Could you enlighten me?

 

[Piccolina]

Looks good, but, I've never heard of a "swede". I'm assuming it's NOT a Swedish person. Could you enlighten me?

LOL You're right Allen it's not a Swedish person. A swede (when it comes to vegetables) is just another name (more commonly used in Europe) for rutabagas, I think the Scottish may also call them neeps (paging Ishbel ). In a pinch you could easily sub it with turnips in this recipe, I bet that would taste really nice too.