A traditional stew can really hit the spot on a cold winter's day. The combination of pearled spelt and lentils makes for a comforting and satiating meal, with the complex salty miso and bright lemon juice balancing this dish beautifully.
Nokedli are little Hungarian spaetzle like noodles, usually eaten with paprikash. In this recipe they are made with naked barley flour giving them a deliciously nutty flavour to compliment this savoury mushroom broth. In place of a traditional spaetzle maker Eden has used a colander, which worked well.
This soup is so easy to make, and once blended, tastes really creamy as if you’ve added a ton of dairy cream! That’s because the hero of this soup are the hemp seeds. Hemp seeds go beautifully creamy once cooked like this and then blended.
Introduced by the Spanish during occupation and colonisation, fava beans have been used in Mexico for hundreds of years. There are many variations of this simple soup, made and eaten primarily during Lent. Most use chicken stock, but Eden packs in plenty of rich and savoury notes into the dish while keeping it vegetarian.
Loaded with fresh veg’ alongside the wonderfully nourishing broth mix of dried peas, favas, lentils and oats; this dish manages to feel simultaneously light and hearty, quite a feat. It’s a great way of emptying the veg’ basket or visiting your local greengrocer and buying one of almost everything.
This recipe from Linda Duffin blends old and new to create a wonderfully simple and comforting dish. Pottage is a simple vegetable stew, made with whatever was to hand by peasants in Europe. Since most could only afford meat for special occasions, pottage would be enriched and thickened with pulses or grains.
Pasta e Lenticchie is one of the most delicious soups in the Italian hearty soup canon. This recipe was created by chef, food stylist and recipe developer Rosie Mackean for our Whole Olive Green Lentils. We've been growing lentils in the UK since 2015 and they're now a tasty, versatile staple of our range of British-grown wholefoods.
Another wonderful recipe from Aitana and Sarah’s book A La Mesa. This hearty soup celebrates the humble parsnip, paired with our Split Yellow or Flamingo Peas.
This comforting and sustaining winter recipe from Jenny Chandler makes great use of our Mix #3 - All The Peas, a five variety mix of Red Fox Carlin, Black Badger Carlin, Whole Blue, Whole Yellow and Marrowfat Peas.
This hearty broth from Jenny Chandler makes a perfectly sumptuous, healthy and sustaining winter lunch, with the accompanying slaw zingy enough to enliven the gloomiest of winter days.
This hearty soup from Chetna's Healthy Indian is filling by itself but can also be served over rice. The delicate spicing brings together the simple flavours of the chickpeas, squash and spinach.
