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There are lots of variations of Love Soup floating about online or in recipe books. The Jack Monroe version is one of my favourites. This is my version of Love Soup ready for Valentines Day next month. It’s warming, delicious and EASY. I make mine in a Vitamix but other blenders would work too I imagine. The Vitamix just takes all the work out of it and also heats it which is a bonus.

There are two ways to make this – you can use all raw vegetables or you can use baked sweet potatoes which I actually prefer for the extra flavour.

You will need:

2 carrots
2 sweet potatoes ( preferably baked with flesh scooped out and skins discarded)
1 shallot
1/2 clove of garlic
1/2 red pepper
1 mug of vegetable stock
1 handful of fresh coriander
A pinch of crushed black pepper

If you are using a Vitamix, place all ingredients in and blend on the highest setting ( increasing gradually ) for approximately 4-5 minutes until steaming hot. Serve immediately or chill and refrigerate. If you are making this using a pan and hand blender you should dice your veg and herbs and cook until soft with the stock before blending with a hand blender (carefully) until smooth.

This is delicious and full of flavour. My girls love it as do I. It’s also great served with pasta as it’s fairly thick and tastes almost creamy – add sautéed chorizo for a special treat.

I’m linking this to Extra Veg run by Michelle and Helen.

A little while ago I was set a challenge by Princes. They offered to send me some of their new Corned Beef flavours to create a family meal which would take less than 20 minutes to make and cost less than £5. I love a good cooking challenge so I put my thinking cap on and got to work.

The recipe I created is fairly simple and easy to make but pretty tasty too.

Chilli Corned Beef and Mixed Veg Fritters

You will need:

1 tin of Corned Beef with Chilli – broken into small pieces
150g of SR flour
175ml of semi skimmed milk
1 medium egg
1 cup or 200g of frozen mixed vegetable ( cooked in microwave for 3 minutes)
Pinch of sea sat
Pinch of crushed black peppercorns
Vegetable oil

Mix together your corned beef and veg and set aside. Mix your flour, egg, milk and seasoning together into a thick batter and leave to stand for 10 minutes ( more if you have time)

then stir in your corned beef and vegetables.

Place a large frying pan over a high heat and add your vegetable oil, heat until bubbling and then add dollops of your batter mix. Cook for a few minutes on each side until golden.

Serve with a large green salad and a sweet chilli sauce perhaps.

This meal costs less than £4.50 to make including salad and sauce and makes more than enough for two hungry adults and one energetic toddler. The hint of chilli in the corned beef gives the fritters a bit of a kick but is subtle enough for children to eat and enjoy.

* I was sent some samples and a £5 voucher to buy ingredients for this challenge.

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