Root vegetable soup

Soups and Salads — By Ben on 31 January 2009
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According to Jon (who is a weather fanatic) this January has been one of the coldest since people started recording that kind of stuff more than a hundred years ago. I think we were over the freezing point (32°F or 0°C) only a couple of days the whole month and today we are at only 7°F (-13°C) right now. That is cold!

That’s why I have been making a lot of soups lately and blogging about them. Here’s another one I just prepared using four different root vegetables: onions, carrots, beets and potatoes. The preparation is similar to the other soups I have posted here. I boiled the vegetables in chicken broth until tender, blended and seasoned the soup.

I love the color of this soup. The beets, even though I only used 2 small ones, were the stars in this soup. They gave it its beautiful red color and sweet taste that mixed perfectly with the other root vegetables. Now if you excuse me, I think I am going to have some soup for breakfast before I head back under the blankets. It is just way too cold to do anything this weekend :)

¡Buen provecho!

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grew up around food. His family owned a restaurant in Mexico City and he spent a big deal of his childhood helping and learning after school the art of creating delicious dishes from simple ingredients. He created this blog to share his kitchen adventures with the world.

(26) Readers Comments

  1. January 31, 2009 at 10:42 am

    That soup just looks so beautiful and vibrant.

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  2. January 31, 2009 at 10:51 am

    Beautiful soup, Ben!

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  3. January 31, 2009 at 11:02 am

    Ben, that looks gorgeous! And wow, so simple, too! Beautiful photo…

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    January 31, 2009 at 11:14 am

    Beautiful picture! I’m sure the soup was fantastic.

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  5. January 31, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Ben, how GORGEOUS. Wonderful soup. Another great prep is to roast the veggies, then heat them in the broth, blend and season.

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  6. January 31, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    Ben the soup looks beautiful and surely delicious no wonder you are having it for breakfast. It’s freezing in the States, it’s Inferno in Australia, what a world!!!

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  7. January 31, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Beautiful color, I never thought of adding beets to my potage.

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  8. January 31, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    I have made so many soups too – but Ben, this photo is fantastic!

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  9. January 31, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    This soup is absolutely gorgeous and I’m sure it tastes as good as it looks!

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  10. January 31, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    Outstanding, absolutely outstanding….

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  11. January 31, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    So simple and pleasing!

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  12. January 31, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    I want to frame the picture of this soup and display it prominently in my house! It’s just that gorgeous!

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  13. January 31, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Ben, what a beautiful looking soup. I bet it’s delicious. I love root vegetables. Thanks for the recipe. Keep warm my friend. Don’t want you turning into a popsicle! :p

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  14. February 1, 2009 at 6:04 am

    That’s an award-winning photo if I ever saw one! As soon as you warm up from the soup, I’d get out there and market it!

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  15. February 1, 2009 at 6:21 am

    Stunning presentation and fantastic colours! Love the root vegie combo you have chosen!

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  16. February 1, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Looks gorgeous and love the colours! Was suppose to watch a movie today but it’s way too cold to get my ass out there.

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  17. February 1, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    That looks yum! My family loves beets….so I may just have to make some!

    Oh and btw….. you find that cold?!:O I can only PRAY and HOPE for -13C weather! lol ;)

    Right now we are having an unusually warm day and its -15C …. I envy your weather :p

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  18. February 1, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    What a gorgeous soup and just the thing for a cold day! I bet the flavours zinged :)

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  19. February 1, 2009 at 8:25 pm

    You took a very ugly vegetable and made it gorgeous!

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  20. February 2, 2009 at 12:15 am

    That color is amazing! We only got above freezing yesterday, first time all year

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  21. February 2, 2009 at 6:09 am

    Beautiful to look at and probably just as delicious! :)

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  22. February 2, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Hi Ben,

    Lovely and delicious! I’m a fan of beetroot and love the unique color stained my hands and mouth LOL… Is there any tips on how to keep the Beetroot’s Red color without turning to brown?Firstly, I prefer not to have any sourish beetroot with lemon or vinegar unless I want to pickle it :-P I love the natural taste of Beetroot and I don’t want to spoilt the sweet taste. Btw, is that Beetroot Chips by the side of the bowl? How to make it if using the oven because I don’t have a dehydrator (not sure if I can find one locally.)

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  23. February 2, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Beets make for such a beautiful colour in soup! The weather you’ve been getting is about normal around here for this time of year. I see -13 and I think, “ok….I won’t wear long johns today”.

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  24. February 2, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Ben, this simply stunning and healthy for you too!

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  25. February 3, 2009 at 9:04 am

    The colour is beautiful here Ben. I have no doubt it was delicious as well:D

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  26. July 8, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Such gorgeous color . I don't like beet root but looking at this I am tempted to give it a try :)

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