Clevedon Herbs & Produce

I’ve just run through the rain and collected some fennel bulbs, kale, celery, carrots, chives and tarragon to make a soup to warm us all up after a very wet and windy Clevedon farmers market today.

Melt a knob of butter in a large saucepan.  Add 2 onions and 4 cloves of garlic chopped, cook untilsoft.  Add 4 medium potatoes, 2 celery plants, 2 fennel bulbs, and 4 carrots all chopped.  Add enough stock of your choice to cover the vegetables and simmer.  When potatoes are almost cooked add 4 kale plants chopped (discard some of the hard stems) and tarragon leaves.  Cook until kale is just soft and still has its bright green colour.

Blend soup in a food processor or blender and return to saucepan.  Add chopped chives and season to taste.

We are all feeling very healthy after a bowl of this soup!  Its a meal in itself!