The nights are still long and the days short as winter maintains its seemingly endless trudge. While we all have well-intentioned resolutions to eat differently; less junk food, fewer take outs, more protein – why not keep your life simple and focus on enjoying some of Mark Moriarty’s delicious and simple soups?
Soups, broths and premade batch cooks will be your friend when you’re suffering with yet another cold, they save on time when it’s short and ensure you get the bulk of your daily veg in one sitting.
At the fast end of the scale, you could try a comforting spiced coconut and cauliflower soup that takes a 20 minutes to throw together.
Another hearty but quick meal is Moriarty’s hot and sour noodle broth with thai chilli and basil, which makes use of leftover roast chicken and takes 15 minutes of prep and 20 minutes cooking time.
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Winter vegetables such as celeriac are at their best at the moment and Moriarty’s spiced celeriac and apple soup makes the vegetable sing. Leafy greens are also in season during winter months and his soupy scotch broth makes use of cavolo nero, leeks, beans and pearl barley for a hearty dish.
Another gorgeous seasoned option from the award-winning chef is his spiced pumpkin soup, which uses warming spices such as ground ginger, cumin and paprika.
If you are looking for something that’s more toned down on spice but not on flavour, check out the recipe for his butternut squash soup with crispy sage and brown butter.
Maybe all your heart desires is to stay in for the foreseeable, avoid cooking at all and watch plenty of Netflix. Fear not, batch cooking can help . Make some room in your freezer for Moriarty’s aromatic lentil dahl.
