Green Soup

I've been asked to post some soup recipes, so let's start with an extremely simple and quick recipe. This soup is good if you want to have a very light meal, or if you want to accompany a more important meal with some soup. It's heating...and it's green!

Ingredients (for 2):

- olive oil
- fresh ginger
- 2 big courgettes/zucchini
- half a leak
- a bunch of turnip leaves
- salt to taste
- water

Equipment:
- a hand-held food blender

Heat some olive oil in a pot and add the leek to stir fry. Then add the chopped courgettes and the washed turnip leaves. You can leave it all in big chunks. Add the water, pinch of salt, and ginger (which you will have cut into smaller bits - the amount of ginger is up to you, I like to put quite a bit in because I love the taste and it is especially good in winter for building up the immune system. It also has very heating qualities). Bring to the boil, and when the courgettes are soft (after about 10-15 min), turn the flame off and blend it.

Told you it was easy! If you really want to show off you can toast some sunflower seeds and sprinkle them on top.