Especially when I arrived back to the States last night, without a winter jacket.
Duh.
After almost two months of whirlwind travels visiting families and friends between India and Malaysia — I’m missing it all too much already. But its time to pull up the socks (no pun intended) because lets face it, there’s a lot of catching up to do here. Beginning with freezing temperatures!!
Bbbrrrrrr!!!
And of course, the inevitable pile of mails. Mostly junk. After 30 hours of travel to return home to chilly weather, I have zero motivation to leave my cozy and warm comforter.
Except if I’m magically handed bowls of hot soups. Like this.
Can’t wait to get back into my kitchen, turning on the oven and roasting away in the hopes that the warmth from oven would keep me warm and toasty.
Killing two birds with one stone is my lifelong motto. No pun intended.
Truly.
Off to sneak back under my warm comforter. Hoping to find some solace from missing the fun filled two months spent with family and friends back home.
Hungry but content 🙂
Ingredients:
- 3 large golden beets, quartered
- 1 medium fennel bulb, quartered
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 apples, cored, peeled and diced
- 4 small potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp whole cloves
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, toss quartered golden beets & fennel bulb with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/4 tsp salt and black pepper. Spread it on parchment lined baking sheet and roast for 30 minutes.
- Meantime, heat a large saucepan on medium. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil. Once oil heats through, add chopped onion. Cook until fragrant and translucent.
- Add diced apples and potatoes. Stir and cook for 10 minutes. Prepare a bouquet garni by adding cinnamon stick, star anise, bay leaf, coriander seeds and whole cloves onto a small cheese cloth. Gather the ends and secure it into a parcel with a kitchen twine.
- Once apples and potatoes begins to soften, add minced garlic and bouquet garni. Stir and toss in roasted veggies.
- Drizzle vegetable broth and apple cider vinegar. Check for seasonings, cover pot with a lid and bring broth to a gentle simmer. Lower heat and cook soup for 15 minutes.
- Remove bouquet garni from the soup. Gently puree soup with an immersion blender or food processor.
- Garnish soup with croutons, black pepper, olive oil, edible flowers etc.
And can someone please make a grocery run for me?!! Desperately need to get out and eat something at least.
So glad to be home 🙂
What’s your winter comfort meal? How do you overcome travel woes?
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A wonderful soup! So soothing, warmind and delicious.
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa! So glad to be back 🙂
welcome back Kiran. soups/stews are my goto comfort meals most of the time. I have been looking for golden beets everywhere but no luck – this soup will hopefully keep you warm 🙂
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Thanks sweetie. Good to be back 🙂
Kiran, you’re back! I missed your voice and posts!
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Thanks sweetie! So glad to be back 🙂
Lovely soup and food styling! Wishing you a happy weekend, Kiran!
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Welcome back Kiran!!! Saw all the fun filled vacation instagrams through fb. Is it freezing temp in FL? We had the record cold temp this time, its in 20’s now…better than what we had 2 weeks ago :). The soup looks really comforting. I loved everything about the first snap!!
Shibi — awww, I’m glad you enjoyed the insta feeds — yes, it’s freezing in FL but nothing in comparison to upper north states. stay warm 🙂
Welcome back Kiran. This soup looks really tempting! I never made beet soup:),now I should! I love the combination of fennel and beets. Gorgeous pictures too!
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Thanks so much, Medha. it’s great to be back. if you love earthy notes, you’ll enjoy this soup 🙂
Looks and sounds fantastic.
Love the addition of apples and cinnamon, a truly delightful combination!
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Such a beautiful and comforting soup, I love the flavors!
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Thanks so much, sweetie 🙂
I am constantly sitting with a blanket wrapped around me these days – it’s been so chilly!! Even in our warm house… lol. This soup sounds wonderful. We’ve been having a lot of soup lately – this would be a great way to switch it up!
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Ashley — I’m still adjusting to the drastic change in weather. From tropics to brutal winter. Stay warm, friend 🙂
Welcome back! Soup is so welcomed right now, especially when it’s this beautiful color like yours.
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This sounds like real comfort food, Kiran… delicious, vibrant and nourishing. Snuggle up and enjoy xo
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30 hrs of travel after two beautiful months in India & Malaysia! That sounds like a fair trade off to me. As for your beautiful & comforting soup, it’s the exact sort of thing I crave after lots of travel. Along with my own bed too!
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Alice — oh yes! you are so right about the bed. it’s been so long 🙂
Comfort food does not get better, apple in soup sounds lovely and golden beets? Definitely a treasured find 😀
Cheers
CCU
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A comforting and tasty soup, perfect for the season.
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Welcome back! We’re all might hungry, so you need to get cooking again. 😉 This soup is a pretty good start – looks terrific! Thanks.
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Welcome back Kiran! Hope you had an amazing time on your trip:) This soup looks fantastic and is perfect for these chilly temperatures:) Rest up and stay warm my friend:)
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Kelly — thank you so much, sweetie. yes, it was such a wonderful trip meeting families and friends 🙂
Love this interesting combination of flavors, Kiran! I need to look of for golden beets – what a gorgeous color they are.
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And Kiran – welcome back 🙂
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I made your divine golden looking soup & it was divine, so festive too & welcome back, sweety! I missed your tasty recipes heeps! 🙂 xoxo
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Thanks so much, love. So glad you enjoyed this soup. It has to be one of my favorites 🙂 xo
Kiran I saw this, put golden beets on my shopping list, made it tonight. I often get creative with/don’t exactly follow recipes but I made yours exactly as written. Love it! Greenish golden (with the fennel and beets), sweet and complex. Had some of it for dinner tonight, taking the rest to a friend in the hospital tomorrow. Thanks!
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Good to see you back Kiran 🙂
The weather here is warm in the tropical coastal Indian but your soup looks inviting nevertheless 😀
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Thanks Taruna 🙂
Glad to read you had a safe trip back home! I hope you got to enjoy your time with your loved ones <3
The soup looks delicious and super comforting indeed. And the pics? Oh, those are gorgeous!
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