Add the vegetable chunks and cook for 5 minutes more ... Blitz the soup with a stick blender until very smooth and season with plenty of ground black pepper. Add a splash of just-boiled water ...

If you don’t have a stick blender, use a food processor to blitz the vegetables and milk together ... holds at least 4 litres/7 pints for this recipe.

Add all the other ingredients and pour over the vegetable stock ... If not, blitz using a hand blender before serving. Hob Method: Sauté the onions in a little oil in a large saucepan until ...