Beetroot Soup with Goat’s Cheese Croutons
The goat's cheese croutons lift this soup to new heights, making it elegant enough for entertaining
Ingredients
- 500g cooked beetroot, cut into chunks
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 750ml vegetable stock
For the croutons
- 4 slices of baguette
- olive oil for brushing
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and cut in half
- 1 small vegetarian goat’s cheese, cut into rounds
- 4 sage leaves, finely sliced
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. In a large saucepan, sweat the onion gently in the olive oil for about ten minutes.
- 2
Meanwhile, brush the sliced bread on both sides with olive oil and bake in the oven for ten minutes or until they are crisp and dry.
- 3
When the onions are soft, add the crushed garlic to the pan, gently fry for a further minute and then add the beetroot, stock and balsamic vinegar. Bring to the boil and simmer for a couple of minutes.
- 4
Using a liquidiser blend the soup until really smooth. Keep warm while you finish the croutons.
- 5
Rub the garlic clove over one side of the dried bread slices and top each slice with a round of goat’s cheese. Sprinkle over the sliced sage leaves and finish with a drizzle of olive oil. Return to the oven for a few minutes until the cheese has begun to melt.
- 6
Pour the soup in bowls and float a crouton on top of each. Serve immediately.
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- 500g cooked beetroot, cut into chunks
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 750ml vegetable stock
For the croutons
- 4 slices of baguette
- olive oil for brushing
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and cut in half
- 1 small vegetarian goat’s cheese, cut into rounds
- 4 sage leaves, finely sliced
- 1
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. In a large saucepan, sweat the onion gently in the olive oil for about ten minutes.
- 2
Meanwhile, brush the sliced bread on both sides with olive oil and bake in the oven for ten minutes or until they are crisp and dry.
- 3
When the onions are soft, add the crushed garlic to the pan, gently fry for a further minute and then add the beetroot, stock and balsamic vinegar. Bring to the boil and simmer for a couple of minutes.
- 4
Using a liquidiser blend the soup until really smooth. Keep warm while you finish the croutons.
- 5
Rub the garlic clove over one side of the dried bread slices and top each slice with a round of goat’s cheese. Sprinkle over the sliced sage leaves and finish with a drizzle of olive oil. Return to the oven for a few minutes until the cheese has begun to melt.
- 6
Pour the soup in bowls and float a crouton on top of each. Serve immediately.