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Cooking Guide
Soups, Snacks and Starters
Pumpkin Soup
R
Potato and Leek Soup
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
4 large potatoes, peeled, 4
thinly sliced
1
1
/
2
cups thinly sliced leeks 375 ml
2 teaspoons dried thyme 10 ml
2 cups hot chicken stock 500 ml
1 tablespoon flour 15 ml
salt and pepper
1
1
/
2
cups cream
Method:
Place potatoes, leeks, thyme and chicken stock in a
3-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on HIGH for
10 to 12 minutes. Cool slightly. Puree potato mixture
in a food processor or blender, adding flour, salt,
pepper and cream. Return to dish. Cook on
MED HIGH for 4 to 6 minutes. Serve hot, in
individual bowls.
Vichtssoise
Makes: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
2 potatoes 2
(approx. 350 g) peeled
and thinly sliced
1
1
/
2
cups thinly sliced leeks 375 ml
1 can (435 g) cream of chicken 1 can (435 g)
soup
1 tablespoon flour 15 ml
salt and pepper
1
1
/
2
cups cream 375 ml
Method:
Place potatoes. leeks and chicken soup in a 3-litre
casserole dish. Cover and cook on HIGH for 12 to
14 minutes. Cool slightly. Purée potato mixture in a
food processor or blender. adding flour, salt and
pepper and cream Return to dish.
Cook on MEDIUM for 4 for 6 minutes. Serve hot or
clod, in individual bowls.
Pumpkin Soup
Homous (Hummus)
Serves: Approximately 3 cups (750 ml)
Ingredients:
250 g chick pea 250 ml
8 cups water 2 litres
2 tablespoon lemon juice 30 ml
6 cloves garlic, crushed 6
3 tablespoons olive oil 45 ml
Method:
Place chick peas and water in 4-litre casserole dish
and soak overnight. Cover and cook on HIGH for
15 minutes.Then for a further 45 minutes on
MIDEIUM-HIGH. Place all ingredients into food
processor and process for 6 to 8 minutes or until
smooth. If mixture is too thick add extra water. Serve
as a dip with blanched carrot, cauliflower and
broccoli.
Makes: 2 to4
Ingredients:
1 kg pumpkin 1 kg
1 diced onion 1
2 cup chicken stock 500 ml
1 teaspoon curry powder 5 ml
pepper
Method:
Peel pumpkin and remove seeds. Dice pumpkin into
3 cm pieces. Place pumpkin in a 2-litre cásserole
dish, Add, stock and curry. Cover and cook on HIGH
for 15 minutes. Cool slightly. Purée pumpkin and
liquid in a blender or food processor. Stir in pepper.