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Beetroot soup with crème fraîche and feta toasts


Serves: 4 generously
timePrep time: 15 mins
timeTotal time:
Beetroot soup with crème fraîche and feta toasts
Recipe photograph by Martin Poole

Beetroot soup with crème fraîche and feta toasts


Serves: 4 generously
timePrep time: 15 mins
timeTotal time:

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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
519Kcal
Fat
32gr
Saturates
16gr
Carbs
45gr
Sugars
19gr
Fibre
8gr
Protein
12gr
Salt
2gr

Emma Franklin

Emma Franklin

Former Assistant Food Editor Emma is a chilli fanatic who grows exotic spices, fruit and vegetables in her urban garden. She loves food from all over the world but her mum's Spaghetti Bolognese is still her desert island dish.
See more of Emma Franklin’s recipes
Emma Franklin

Emma Franklin

Former Assistant Food Editor Emma is a chilli fanatic who grows exotic spices, fruit and vegetables in her urban garden. She loves food from all over the world but her mum's Spaghetti Bolognese is still her desert island dish.
See more of Emma Franklin’s recipes

Ingredients

For the soup:
  • 1kg bunch beetroot, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp thyme leaves, plus extra to garnish
  • 80g butter
  • 1.25 litres vegetable stock
  • 3 tbsp crème fraîche, to serve
For the feta toasts:
  • 8 slices of baguette
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 25g feta, crumbled

Step by step

Get ahead

Make up to two days ahead. It can be frozen.

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C, fan 200°C, gas 7. Put the beetroot in a roasting tin and drizzle with the olive oil. Scatter over half the thyme leaves and season. Roast, covered with foil, for 45 minutes until tender. Set aside 40g of the cooked beetroot and finely shred it, for the garnish.

  2. Put the butter in a pan and melt over a low heat. Add the roasted beetroot, along with any juices, and the remaining thyme leaves. Fry gently for a minute or two, then add the stock and bring to the boil. Simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes.

     

  3. Purée and season the soup, in batches if necessary, until velvety smooth. Toast the slices of baguette, then top with the sliced spring onion and crumbled feta, drizzle with a little olive oil and toast again for 1 minute. Serve the soup topped with the crème fraîche, shredded reserved beetroot and a few thyme leaves, with the toasts on the side.

    Tip
    To save time, use 1kg ready-cooked beetroot (not in vinegar) and start the recipe at step 2.
Chef quote

This intensely coloured and flavoured soup makes a lovely starter, but is just as good for a filling lunch as well, when served with the toasts

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