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TOMATO & ORANGE SOUP
Serves 4
Preparation time - 10 minutes
25g (1oz) butter
125g (5oz) onion, chopped
1 large carrot, finely chopped
1 large potato, finely chopped
800g (1
3
/
4
lb) canned, chopped tomatoes
juice and grated rind of 1 medium orange
900ml (1
1
/
2
pints) hot vegetable stock
salt and pepper to taste
1 Melt the butter in a large bowl on 100P for 30
seconds.
2 Add the onion, carrot and potato and heat on
100P for 6 minutes. Stir halfway through
cooking.
3 Add the tomatoes, orange juice, orange rind and
stock. Mix thoroughly. Season with salt and
pepper to taste. Cover the bowl and cook on
100P for 15 minutes, stir 2 - 3 times during
cooking, until the vegetables are tender.
4 Blend in a food processor. Return to the bowl
and heat on 100P for 5 minutes.
CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP
Serves 4
Preparation time - 6 minutes
125g (5oz) onion, chopped
225g (8oz) mushrooms, sliced
25g (1oz) butter
25g (1oz) plain flour
300ml (
1
/
2
pint) milk
450ml (
3
/
4
pint) hot vegetable stock
2.5ml (
1
/
2
tsp) dried marjoram
2.5ml (
1
/
2
tsp) dried basil
salt and pepper to taste
150ml (
1
/
4
pint) double cream
1 Cook the onion, mushrooms and butter together
in a bowl on 100P for 5 minutes.
2 Stir in the flour to form a paste, gradually add
the milk and the stock.
3 Stir in the marjoram, basil, salt and pepper to
taste. Cook on 100P for 9 minutes, stir after 5
minutes.
4 Blend the soup and add the cream. Cook on
100P for 7 minutes.
AVOCADO AU GRATIN
Serves 2 or 4
Preparation time - 8 minutes
50g (2oz) butter
50g (2oz) fresh breadcrumbs
50g (2oz) cooked ham, finely chopped
90ml (6tbsp) double cream
salt and pepper to taste
5ml (1tsp) fresh parsley, chopped
2 large ripe avocados
15ml (1tbsp) lemon juice
50g (2oz) cheese, grated
fresh parsley sprigs to garnish
1 Place the butter in a bowl and heat on 100P for
30 seconds. Stir in the breadcrumbs and ham.
Add enough cream to bind the mixture. Season
with salt and pepper to taste and stir in the
parsley. Cook on 100P for 3 - 4 minutes.
2 Cut the avocados in half. Remove the stone and
brush the flesh with lemon juice. Fill each
avocado half with the breadcrumb mixture.
3 Place the filled avocados in a flan dish and
sprinkle with the grated cheese.
4 Cook on 100P for 1 minute, until the cheese has
melted. Garnish with sprigs of fresh parsley.
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