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Vegetable Soup (Suitable for Vegans)

Ingredients
1 Onion
3 Cloves of Garlic
1 Large Parsnip
1 Large Carrot
3 Large Potatoes
2 Small Turnips
1 Swede
1 Cup Diced Pumpkin
1 Cup Diced Orange Sweet Potato
4 Sticks of Celery
½ Cup Peas
Large Piece of Broccoli (including the stalk)
400g Tin of Tomatoes (or 5 fresh and skinned)
2 Tablespoons Dry Basil (or fresh if available)
½ Teaspoon Turmeric
½ Teaspoon Garam Masala
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/8th Cup Sweet Chilli Sauce (Optional)
1/8th Cup Barbeque Sauce (Optional)
Water or Stock (enough to cover the vegetables)

Tomato Sauce or Cream (Garnish)
Parsley (Garnish)

Method
Dice all Vegetables and put in a large pot.
Cover with water or stock of your choice.
Add contents of the 400g tin of tomatoes if using tinned tomatoes.
Add all herbs, spices and sauces of your choice.
Bring to the boil then allow to simmer until the largest pieces of root vegetables are soft. (eg.: the potato, swede and turnips) REMEMBER to stir the soup every so often.
Serve chunky style or if you wish allow soup to cool down slightly and then mash or put it through a blender.

To Serve
I suggest some nice crusty bread, toasted bread, vegan alternative bread or even crackers.

Allergy warning – below additions contain dairy products

Garnish with a thin swirl of tomato sauce (or cream if you are not Vegan) and a sprig of parsley if desired. (see picture)

If you wish to make this into Cream of Vegetable Soup: add 1½ cups of milk or cream.
Just before serving, pour the milk or cream into the soup and stir well. If you plan to freeze some of the soup, don't add the milk or cream to the pan, instead add three tablespoons of milk or cream to each soup bowl.