Fleece's Borscht

Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 30mins

Serves: 4

Season: Autumn

Diet:

Ingredients

• 25g butter or 20g olive oil
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 225g raw beetroot, grated
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 225g chopped tomatoes
• 275ml tomato juice
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 570ml vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Salt and pepper

Method

In a covered saucepan, put the butter or the oil and cook the onion, garlic and beetroot gently for 10 minutes without colouring.

Add the cumin, cinnamon, chopped tomatoes, tomato juice and tomato purée and stock.

Cover, bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

Add the soy sauce and taste for seasoning.

Cool a little, then purée in a liquidiser until very smooth.

Reheat gently or serve well chilled.