Compost soup

[Chelsea26]

Bin day today and need to go shopping so was just clearing out the fridge and I have an experiment going on…
I had

half a red pepper
a yellow pepper
3 slightly dodgy tomatoes
3 old carrots
half a pack of green beans
2 cloves of garlic
1 red onion

All of that is now roasting in the air fryer with some chilli flakes, a bay leaf and a sprinkle of thyme.

I’m thinking blend it with stock when it’s done roasting or maybe a can of chopped tomatoes??

I normally put lentils or rice in my soup to bulk it up - I have chick peas so maybe a can of them instead?

I also have half a bag of spinach to use up So shove that in at the end too?

it’s either going to be delicious or disgusting isn’t it? But if it is delicious I will feel so virtuous 😇

I do soups like this a lot and they're almost always lovely, although sometimes the colour is a bit dingey. Frozen peas are good for bulk. Would also recommend a squeeze of lemon.

It's sounding along the lines of minestrone, you could always add some canned beans or mini pasta bits.

Serve with a swirl of pesto!

Oh yeah - I also have a slightly dodgy lemon!

no mini pasta but I could break up some spaghetti

loving the pesto idea - will let you know how it turns out

It’s a solid 8/10 guys!!

Looks yum!

Ooh that's one of our standbys. We call it fridge bottom soup. Any old past their best veggies goes in. Root veg and cauliflower are best roasted first. I use marigold stock. Deffo enhanced with lemon juice and a spoonful of yoghurt or cream. Love my stick blender.

Frozen veg is cheap and good for bulking out.