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Tips for getting the most out of your Soup Maker:
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Prepare as many of your ingredients as possible in advance.
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Add a little olive or vegetable oil and water to the bottom of the jug before
adding ingredients that are high in starch or sugar, to avoid them burning to
the bottom of the jug.
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Once you’ve added all the ingredients to the jug, stir with a wooden spoon
before fitting the lid and turning the soup maker on.
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Make a full batch of soup at a time and freeze your leftovers to enjoy later in
the week. When freezing soup, leave it to chill overnight in the fridge before
putting it into the freezer.
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Layer softer, lighter ingredients like lentils or chopped tomatoes on top of
heavier ingredients such as potato. This stops the lighter ingredients from
being pressed down into the bottom of the jug and the blades too much.
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If your soup seems too thin, lower the amount of liquid you are adding.
Reducing the liquid will give you thicker soup.
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Never fill the soup maker above the maximum fill line and always make sure it
isn’t under the minimum fill line either. The Tower Soup Maker is as easy to use
as a kettle, and in this instance it abides by the same rules.
Healthy Options for Wholesome Soup:
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Using vegetable stock as your liquid addition gives the soup a great added
flavour.
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Sauté onions and garlic in vegetable oil for a healthier option rather than oil
before adding to your soup maker.
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Certain vegetables increase in antioxidant content when they’re cooked. For a
real health boost, make soups that include these vegetables: carrots, spinach,
green and red peppers, asparagus, broccoli and red cabbage.
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For a boost to your immune system include these ingredients in your healthy
soups: garlic, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and kale.
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Include potato to bulk up a soup, add some energizing carbs and to fill you up
a little more. Thjis will also thicken the soup naturally.
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Garnish your soup with fresh basil, which is thought to ease stress and help
with problem skin.
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For low fat soups, replace crème fraîche or soured cream with low fat fromage
frais
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Always remember to season your soup with salt and pepper after cooking.
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When you’ve finished cooking your soup and you’re getting ready to serve it,
try adding some fresh herbs or a dollop of fresh yoghurt or cream - the fresh
ingredients will really highlight the delicious flavours in the soup.
Making Stock:
Good quality stock can help give soup a delicious, flavourful taste. For some soups,
you may wish to omit stock and just use water. For others, a stock cube thrown in
with the rest of the ingredients and topped up with water will do. Making your own
stock is nutritious and economical.
For those recipes that you want to go the extra mile with, we’ve got a great basic
vegetable stock recipe for you. See Page 22.
