SUPER SOUPS

Warming, refreshing, delicious and simple to make, soups are a true one-pot wonder, and just as we embrace the cooler weather of winter, it’s time to embrace creativity with your winter soup repertoire. Here is Metropol’s round up for some easy soup-spiration for the cooler months ahead.

GREEN GOODNESS

Eating your greens is an imperative. Eating your green soups, on the other hand, may seem less appealing. Think again; green soups are a delicious way to deliver your 5-plus a day. Broccoli, spinach, caulifl ower, herbs and kale are all green bases waiting to be boosted with other vegetables, spices, stocks and creamy bases. PUMPKIN PERFECTION

A hearty pumpkin soup is, for many, the fi rst fl avour that springs to mind when the subject is raised. While a classic milky, stock-based version is a comforting favourite, it’s time to branch out. Use spices like chilli, ginger, turmeric and ka r lime, bases like coconut cream and toppers like barley and roast nuts. ON THE PULSE

Lentils have had a bad rap in years past, but those who are converted to the power of the pulses will tell you how delicious a lentil (or grain, for that matter) soup can be. With the rise of plant-based eating, lentil soup recipes are abound, and rich in warming, fl avours. Try a tomatoey Middle Eastern-inspired rendition with cumin, coriander and fennel seeds.

4 MANSFIELD AVE / MERIVALE PHONE 03 355 3720 NO4BAR.CO.NZ 48 WORCESTER BLVD / CENTRAL CITY PHONE 03 365 0533 FIDDLESTICKSBAR.CO.NZ 25 ESPLANADE / SUMNER PHONE 03 326 7226 BEACHSUMNER.CO.NZ