I made some soup for the first time in ages. Two very sad and wrinkly yellow peppers forced me to through their pitiable condition. They had been big and sunny and shiny, but they began to wither and I felt obliged to rescue them rather than let them expire. I came across some unexpected spring onions in the fridge and I suddenly thought ‘SOUP’!
I got out the soup-maker, cut the peppers and onions into quite small pieces as I’ve found that sometimes larger chunks of veg can catch under the soup-maker blade and then stick to the bottom. I looked round for other things to add and found a rather desiccated orange; the skin was so hard and dry I didn’t attempt to use any of that but just added the flesh and an elderly banana which had also been lurking in the fruit bowl. I saw some baby cucumbers in the fridge but thought they might be a weird ingredient too far. However, I noticed some thin kabanosy (dried Polish sausages) and I sliced a couple up very thinly and in they went. I put in two chicken stock pots – a jelly equivalent of a stock cube, and about a pint and a half of water.
I thought that whatever it tasted like it wouldn’t be too ghastly, and as it began to cook it began to smell rather nice. The time passed, the buzzer sounded to indicate it was done, and I poured the soup which was a rather pleasant pale yellow/green colour into the bowls. It smelt rather good and much to my relief it also tasted rather good too. I was very pleased, in fact. I guess the lesson I learned about soup making, was not to add endless ingredients as I usually do, and to think which might make a harmonious soup rather than use up left-over or wilted veg!
Yellow peppers, spring onions, banana, flesh of an orange, stock cube jellies and kabanosy!
Lois Elsden 
Banana in soup? But you know, I bet that was delightful. I’m so excited soup season is upon us! Maybe I’ll remember this banana thing when I’m throwing together what I like to call “fridge soup”. A great way to use those “ready to turn” ingredients.
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I think the banana gave texture, a real smoothness – there was no hint of its flavour, surprisingly enough!
Fridge soup! Brilliant, I’ll always think of that now!
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I’m so surprised I have a reader! What is happening?!?!? Thank you for taking the time to listen to me ramble.
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That’s a new one on me, banana in veggies soup, but all that matters is that it tasted good, and you used up a lot of things that otherwise might have been wasted. Great job!
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Thank you! I couldn’t taste the banana at all, nor smell it, but it was a lovely smoooooooth soup! 🙂
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I bet!
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