Don't Waste the Leftover Veg. Instead Try 'Fridge Soup'

Name: Don't Waste the Leftover Veg. Instead Try 'Fridge Soup'
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 large carrots, peeled and chopped into bite-sized chunks; 2 celery stalks, washed and chopped into bite-sized chunks; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 300g /3 cups vegetables, peeled and chopped into bite-sized chunks**; 600ml /20 fl oz vegetable, chicken or beef stock; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp five-spice powder (optional); 1/2 tsp ground cumin (optional); Salt and black pepper

Don't Waste the Leftover Veg. Instead Try 'Fridge Soup' was pinched from <a href="http://britishfood.about.com/od/recipeindex/r/leftoversoup.htm" target="_blank">britishfood.about.com.</a>

"Don't ditch the leftover vegetables lurking in the fridge or the veg basket. Turn them into a quick, easy, and of course cheap hearty soup...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped

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2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

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2 large carrots, peeled and chopped into bite-sized chunks

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2 celery stalks, washed and chopped into bite-sized chunks

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4 tbsp vegetable oil

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300g /3 cups vegetables, peeled and chopped into bite-sized chunks**

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600ml /20 fl oz vegetable, chicken or beef stock

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1 bay leaf

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1 tsp five-spice powder (optional)

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1/2 tsp ground cumin (optional)

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Salt and black pepper

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