A hearty and warming soup come stew packed with tasty vegetables and beans and flavoured with Mexican spices. Serve with a quick to make soda bread for a filling and delicious meal.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: bread, honey, soup, stew, wholemeal spelt flour
Place the dry ingredients into a large bowl and stir in the apple.
225 g wholemeal spelt flour, ½ tsp sea salt, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), 1 small cooking apple
Make a well in the centre and pour in the kefir and honey if using.
180 ml kefir, 1 tsp Mexican smoked chilli honey
Stir with a flat bladed knife until everything is just mixed and starts to come together. Gently bind the mixture with your hands and form into a ball.
Place on a greased or lined baking tin and flatten to about 5 cm (2") in depth. Make a deep cross in the top with a large knife and bake in a preheated oven at 220℃ (200℃ fan, 425℉, Gas 7) for 15 minutes.
Lower the temperature to 200℃ (180℃ fan, 400℉, Gas 6) and bake for a further 15 to 20 minutes or until the bread looks done and sounds hollow when the bottom is tapped.
Soup
In a large pan, fry the onion in the olive oil over a medium heat for a couple of minutes. Add the carrots and celery and fry for a further 5 minutes or so.
Add the water and tomatoes. Cover and bring to a slow simmer.
500 ml water, ½ tinned chopped tomatoes
Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for a further 10 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender, but not mushy.
4 chestnut mushrooms, 75 g frozen sweetcorn, 400 g can black-eyed peas, ½ tsp sea salt, 2 tsp Mexican smoked chilli honey
Notes
You can use whatever vegetables you like or have to hand. Adding chunks of squash and slices of red pepper, instead of the mushrooms, works very well and gives lots of cheerful colour.For a vegan version, swap the honey for some smoked chilli paste or sauce.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.