Name: Chunky Root Soup
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves: 2–3
Ingredients: salt and pepper; 1 vegetable stock cube; 1 tablespoon oregano leaves (you can use dried oregano if you haven’t got fresh); 900 ml/31 fl oz/3¾ cups water; 1 chilli, chopped; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; a large handful of nettle leaves (optional); 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon thyme leaves; 2 carrots, chopped; 5 potatoes, cut into cubes; 2 leeks, sliced; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves:
2–3

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Plant Feasts

By Frankie Paz

Published 2024

About

When I feel overwhelmed and my mind is living in the future, or when the sadness arises and I feel disconnected from the world, I remember it is in these moments I should connect with the Earth. “Let her ground you, let her hold you.” As you eat foods that are grown under the earth, their rooted energy can flow through you and bring comfort and ease. From the roots we rise.

The vegetables in this soup are all grown under the earth. It has assisted in bringing more balance after brea