Charlene’s Ruby Soup

Name: Charlene’s Ruby Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter; 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tennis ball-sized beetroot, peeled and diced into 2 cm cubes; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 stock cubes; 4 medium carrots, peeled and diced into 2 cm cubes thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated; a small handful fresh parsley, finely chopped including the stalks; a small handful fresh coriander, finely chopped including the stalks