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Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette in the Philips SoupMaker

2015/02/08 / 49 Comments

“Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite.”
Auguste Escoffie

Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette 600Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette made in the Philips SoupMaker. Days in the lives of food bloggers are sometimes very interesting. It was an exciting day when ‘it’ arrived. An appliance that was highly anticipated, and lived up to it’s expectations… after a few hiccups while I figured the soup maker out of course! From there on, it was smooth sailing! What followed was conversations that flowed smoothly {and sometimes chunkily} over soup of many kinds.

Soups on PAB I admire good kitchen designs. How fun and creative can minds get. I have been using the Thermomix now for several years and was always fascinated by it’s ability to cook and blend like magic. Along comes another option, at a fraction of the price, almost a tenth actually, and promises fuss free simple soups the winter through, and smoothies galore through summer. Bonus…frozen yogurts and fruit compotes too!Kitchen appliancesNew toys are always fascinating for food bloggers and this one shone. It’s a simple machine, though a better manual with CLEAR instructions might have helped. It took me a little figuring out, cleaning my steamed spectacles a few times. I wish there was a better manual to go with it, maybe better online videos. After sifting through very vocal and gibberish Spanish videos galore, an advertorial video on the website, I finally figured out what I was doing wrong.Mushroom Walnut Oats SoupFor my second experiment, a mushroom walnut oat soup, one of my all time favourites that I cooked with Chef Vikas Khanna for Food Food Tv. I wanted chunky soup and presumed that it would give me ‘chunky chop’. So I cooked it, and cooked it…and cooked it again. Thought the machine was spoilt. Later, the better half suggested that maybe chunky is cooked but with the choice of pre-cut sizes. Obviously he was right!! I turned to something quite genius the machine offers – a manual blend!Soups on PAB In the beginning I forgot to add oil, butter etc. Later I realised that it didn’t really matter. You can always top soup with some EVOO, a vinaigrette, butter or Parmesan. Once I got the hang of things, we were swinging soups by a dime a dozen! I loved some things about the soup maker, not least how sleek and shiny it was.

  • It fits small on the counter, so is great for compact kitchens. Of course, it’s great for big kitchens too. Mine is spacious, and the soup maker is sitting happily next to the Thermomix and Philips AirFryer
  • It’s simple to use once you get the hang of it. Just put everything in, give it a good stir, shut it and forget about it. Turns off after the soup is made.
  • Makes a comfortable serving of 4.
  • Keeps the soup nice and warm since the body is like a thermos.
  • Is handy to take to the table as the cord slips off easily, transforming the soup maker into an elegant jug.
  • Has a clean, non drip, pourable spout.
  • Last but certainly not the least, it’s a quick wash and dry design. No uncomfortable bits an bobs to deal with, a straight clean jug.
  • Did I tell you that the finger touch menu buttons on the top are neat, fascinating and so simple? {Don’t push them too often the first time, or the poor thing gets confused. I know because I confused the poor machine, then called Ruchira for advice! My problem was eventually the ‘chunky chop’}

Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette The good thing is that once you get a HANG of things which should ‘happen’ almost instantly {I confused mine with my Thermomix which behaves a little differently}, there’s no looking back. Suddenly soups are all you want and your creativity takes over. I’ve been in this healthy ‘fitfoodie‘ frame of mind even more of late while working with Saffola as part of their Fit Foodie Panel. The soup maker makes me think out of the box even more! It takes the ‘work out of the soup’.

Saffola Oats Fit FoodieIf you are looking for inspiration, the Philips SoupMaker comes with a packed book of recipes. Interesting smooth to chunky soups across seasons, hot & cold soup recipes, smoothies, compotes, frozen yogurts too. Use local produce like fresh beetroot, baby mustard greens, or go gourmet with ingredients like courgettes and Gorgonzola cheese, the book has something for everyone. Even quick recipes for fruit compotes with apples and plums, and smoothies! A quick strawberry fro yo tempts you so. I know where the mangoes will head this summer!

Fresh produceQuick, easy and pleasing to the eye is how Philips as a brand has developed kitchen appliances. The AirFryer was one such example, and the rice cooker is another. Philips has been nice to offer a Daily Rice Cooker as a giveaway to a reader of my blog.

Philips Rice Cooker

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 [print_this]Recipe: Baby Mustard Greens, Turnip & Almond Soup with a Mustard Vinaigrette your picture

Summary: Flavourful and earthy, this soup offers the best of winter comfort in a bowl. The mustard vinaigrette adds a nice dash of mustard tones and lime tanginess taking the simple soup to another level. Made in the Philips SoupMaker, it’s the fastest soup I have made. Fuss free too

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:

  • 50g {1 bowl} baby mustard greens {or use kale, spinach etc}
  • 1 turnip, quartered
  • 1 small potato, quartered
  • 400ml water
  • 500ml milk
  • 50ml single cream
  • 50g almonds, chopped
  • 1tsp vegetable stock concentrate {or a cube}
  • Salt to taste
  • Mustard vinaigrette
  • 2tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1tsp mustard {kasundi}
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp finely chopped garlic greens
  • To top
  • Wholegrain croutons if desired

Method:

  1. Place all ingredients for the soup in the steel jug of the soup maker and give it a good stir.
  2. Shut the lid, switch on the soup maker and select the smooth soup option from the menu.
  3. In 20 minutes soup is ready. Top with mustard vinaigrette and croutons if desired.
  4. Mustard vinaigrette
  5. Place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk with a fork.

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About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

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49 Comments

  • Chaitra Kalita

    2015/02/08 at 7:19 pm Reply

    It will be wisconsin native’s beer cheese soup….. do try it out sometime Deeba.

    I hope to win the electric cooker which will save me from my charring current electric cooker and give me more time for blogging,cookig amd working.

    Cheers
    Chaitra

  • Meena Kumar

    2015/02/08 at 8:08 pm Reply

    My favorite is mushroom soup ..nice and creamy on on a cold winter snowy evening. Nothing peps up my mood like it.
    Love ur story telling clicks as always Deeba.

  • Rashmi

    2015/02/08 at 11:07 pm Reply

    Soups are all time favourite, few on list are tomato beetroot soup, sninach cream soup, thai red curry pumpkin soup. Post some more pics for soup maker in the review pls.

  • Dhanya Samuel

    2015/02/09 at 6:21 am Reply

    My favourite, at the moment, is the Scandinavian pumpkin and potato soup. Creamy, luscious and the most delicious way to eat pumpkins. Amazing review; love the honesty.

  • Ruth Stephen

    2015/02/09 at 9:56 am Reply

    My all time favorite is Mushroom soup.

    Thank you for your feedback on the Philips SoupMaker. I am so tempted to buy, maybe this can motivate me to shed some weight 😀

  • Prajakta

    2015/02/09 at 12:39 pm Reply

    My favorite soup is Italian classic Minestrone with some freshly baked bread sticks 🙂
    Oh, just mention it, and I already feel a need to get a bowl!! 🙂 🙂

  • Preity

    2015/02/09 at 1:52 pm Reply

    Love and admire ur blog. I like pumpkin soup!!! the recipe which you had posted for pumpkin soup was awesome and delicious!!

  • Chaitra Dev

    2015/02/09 at 2:55 pm Reply

    It will be Wisconsin Native’s Beer Cheese Soup. It’s favorite.

    I hope to get the electric cooker so that I can get rid of my ever charring and almost dying electric cooker . I will be able to save much time balancing my blogging, cooking, professional life and an Assamese Hubby 🙂

    Cheers Deeba

  • Sindhura

    2015/02/09 at 2:56 pm Reply

    It will be Cream of Spinach Soup with garlic bread sticks and some salad. Its a bowl full of contentment

  • Joanna

    2015/02/09 at 4:53 pm Reply

    My favourite soup is the hearty Sweet corn and chicken soup and French onion soup.Beautiful post as always.

  • Preity

    2015/02/10 at 11:33 am Reply

    Love and admire ur blog. I like pumpkin soup!! the recipe which u had posted for pumpkin soup was awesome and delicious.

  • Brindha

    2015/02/10 at 6:58 pm Reply

    A big fan of your website!! I aspire to bake/cook/click pix like you some day!! My favourite soup is leek and potato soup with blue cheese!! yummmmmm!! ssslllluuurrrrpppppp………. 🙂

  • shalini

    2015/02/11 at 10:47 pm Reply

    Love the pics… the mushroom soup is calling out to me. My favorite soup is mushroom with chicken stock and lots of ginger and lemongrass… hearty ,warm and healthy.
    quite tempted to look up the soup maker.

  • shalini

    2015/02/11 at 11:02 pm Reply

    Beautiful pictures. Deeba your utalent with your camera leaves me speechless. You can make the most mundane thing look so spectacular. I love mushroom soup. With chickenstockand ginger and lemongrass. Healthy and warm and hearty and aromatic.

  • manjeet

    2015/02/12 at 5:10 pm Reply

    Chicken clear with loads of veggies , country style..chunky , with a hint of nutmeg and loads of black pepper…:)
    Slurrrrpp….

  • Rittika

    2015/02/13 at 11:53 am Reply

    Absolute fav is steaming hot cream of mushroom soup sprinkled with loads of fresh black pepper.

  • Sreedevi

    2015/02/14 at 3:56 pm Reply

    Love the photography on your blog, Deeba!
    I love soups but my all time fav has to be cream of mushroom!

  • Ruchi

    2015/02/28 at 3:10 am Reply

    Hi! Drool worthy as always. Tomato soup with baked parmesan croutons are an all time favourite with me. Boring but my “go to” soup.

  • deepa

    2015/03/03 at 1:39 pm Reply

    My favourite soup is chicken soup with mushroom !! On a cold winter’s night – Nothing like cuddling up on the bed with a cup of chicken soup in one hand and a Chicken soup series in the other !!!!

      • shaheen

        2015/04/08 at 12:25 pm Reply

        It’s basically gruel rice and water. You add to it a small piece of chicken and cook till done. Remove the bone and discard. Add salt. In another pan, heat oil add zeera and chopped shallots. Cook till it starts to change colour. Add finely chopped tomato, coriander leaves and green chillies and cook till soft. Add to the kanji and serve. You could also add chicken stock or cube. Optional. I haven’t given any particular measurement. If u need the exact recipe let me know. You just add what you like. Just don’t skip on the bag hear, that’s where the flavour is.

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