Its now Sunday and looking forward to a very lazy day. This in itself is great but no good for the waistline as I tend to pick at food throughout the day! I had some left over liquor from last night dinner, see here, a Nigel Slater special which I used for my stock.

So my answer to this is a very thin soup that I call a cup of soup. If I get hungry I can simply fill a cup with this, put it the microwave or a small pan and heat it through hunger assuaged.

Serves: 4

Approximate Calories: 340 (85 calories per serving) 

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp of rapeseed oil (olive oil will do)
• 2 tomatoes finely chopped
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 medium onion
• 1 handful of petit pois (or garden peas)
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tsp of chilli powder
• 1 celery stick
• 1 medium potato , chopped
• 3 splashes of Worcester sauce
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 chicken stockpots (I did 1 stockpot plus liquor from last nights dinner)
• Add hot water to (level 1 in the soupmaker the higher one)

Method

• Put all ingredients in the soup maker and set to smooth
• Alternatively put all of the ingredients into the pan and bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 minute’s or so, then blend when done until smooth.
• For a thinner soup add more water, for a thicker soup add less water.