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5:2 Diet Curried Parsnip Soup

November 18, 2018 by Fiona Maclean 23 Comments

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Last Updated on March 17, 2020 by Fiona Maclean

Curried Parsnip Soup for the 5:2 Diet.

I didn’t plan to write this recipe for curried parsnip soup up on London-Unattached nor was I doing a 5:2 diet fast day when I made it, but when I was busy eating it yesterday for lunch and tweeting (yes I know…it’s sad!) three people asked me how I made it. And then I added up the calories and realised it would work fine as a 5:2 diet recipe and was very filling and warming. But, you know it’s one of those recipes that I probably do a bit differently each time.  Sometimes I’m lazy and use curry powder or leftover curry paste.  Other times I make up my own spice mix with ground cumin, coriander, turmeric and chilli and add fresh ginger and garlic.  If I happen to have a cooking apple, I add it in – it makes the consistency of the soup lighter and adds a special tang.  If I don’t have a spare potato, I use rice.

Curried Parsnip Soup

This isn’t clever cooking, it’s about using what is in the store cupboard.

Curried Parsnip Soup is one of those lovely warming, gloopy winter soups that works well at filling you up.  If you use low-fat creme fraiche, it’s around 120 calories for a big bowlful, because parsnips are relatively high in calories (about 75 per 100g).  But, it will make you feel very full, thanks to the high fibre content, and it is high in vitamins and minerals too.  And the curry spices are supposed to improve your metabolism and help you burn fat faster!  I don’t make it just for dieting, it’s something to enjoy all through the winter, with chunks of homemade bread and strong cheddar as a kind of winter ploughman’s.  Anyway, since I was asked, here’s the way I make it.

5 from 3 votes
Curried Parsnip Soup
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Curried Parsnip Soup
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Low-Calorie Curried Parsnip Soup for the 5:2 Diet

Course: Appetizer, Lunch
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Keyword: 5:2 diet, curried soup, low-calorie, parsnip, soup, winter
Servings: 4
Calories: 120 kcal
Ingredients
  • 4-5 Parsnips Peeled and chopped into 2cm chunks
  • 1 Medium Onion Peeled and diced
  • 2 Medium Potato Peeled and chopped into 2cm chunks
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1-1.25 l Stock Homemade if you have it, otherwise made up using a stock cube or similar
  • 1 tablespoon Mild or Medium Curry Powder You can use a selection of spices here - try coriander,cumin, turmeric, chilli and ginger - teaspoon of the first two and half a teaspoon of the rest.
  • 2-3 tablespoons Low Fat Creme Fraiche
  • 1 Cooking Apple Cored, peeled and diced
Instructions
  1. Soften the onion in the olive oil over a lowish heat for 8 minutes. Then add the curry powder or spices and cook for a further couple of minutes, being careful not to burn the spices!
  2. Add the other vegetables and apple if using and continue cooking for 5 minutes, stirring so that everything gets coated in spiced oil
  3. Pour over the hot stock and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 20 minutes or until the parsnip and potato is soft
  4. Use a stick blender or liquidiser to blend all the ingredients.
  5. Stir through the creme fraiche and taste. Adjust the seasoning by adding salt and pepper to taste and warm through.
  6. Serve garnished with fresh coriander, creme fraiche or garlic croutons

Now, if someone could organise a country walk, a good log fire and a perhaps a game of scrabble…that, with a bowl of my curried parsnip soup and perhaps a sausage sandwich (not part of the 5:2 diet of course).

Meanwhile, if you are looking for a good wintery soup recipe, why not pin this post for later

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Filed Under: 5:2 Diet Recipes, Soups Tagged With: 5-2 diet, 5-2 diet recipe, 5:2 diet, 5:2 diet recipe, diet recipe, Parsnip

About Fiona Maclean

London based freelance writer and marketing consultant. I edit London-Unattached.com and write for a number of other publications. With a music degree and a background in marketing across many sectors, my passions include all types of music, food, restaurants, wine and travel

Comments

  1. Maxie Cotton says

    January 9, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    This is a very old recipe used every autumn and winter for 50 years. It freezes well.so I do 6/8 portions ,use as much as we want and freeze in 2 portion containers.We also like it even better replacing the curry spices with Ras-el-Hanout or Ruby rose Harissa..

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  2. lynn neal says

    October 19, 2020 at 9:04 pm

    This soup looks perfect for chilly autumn days!

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  3. Emma Walton says

    September 26, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    I don’t like parsnips but I’d definitiely give this recipe a go because the flavour would be greatly improved, I’m sure 🙂

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  4. Priscilla Stubbs says

    September 22, 2020 at 10:41 am

    I must try this recipe, simple but I am sure it will be very tasty

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  5. mohan kumar says

    May 15, 2020 at 10:16 am

    These are simple and fast to prepare and everyone enjoyed them!

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  6. GooderDan says

    April 23, 2020 at 10:26 am

    This looks so delicious!

    Reply
  7. Tracy Nixon says

    April 22, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    Sounds fab – love soups like this!

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  8. Charlotte Isobelle says

    April 6, 2020 at 8:51 am

    This sounds yummy!

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  9. Ani Costa says

    April 3, 2020 at 12:03 am

    Looks delicious can’t wait to make and try it for myself!

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  10. Ani Costa says

    November 23, 2019 at 5:51 pm

    This sounds absolutely delicious, will be trying it soon!

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  11. Mo Haigh says

    November 20, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    great flavours

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  12. Colin Wright says

    December 28, 2012 at 8:58 pm

    this might be better with a dash of Tabasco’!

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  13. Herb says

    December 27, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    ‘this might be better with a dash of Tabasco’!

    Reply
  14. ashleigh says

    December 8, 2012 at 8:01 am

    Sounds fab – love soups like this!

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    • Fiona Maclean says

      February 25, 2019 at 4:51 pm

      Me too, it’s really unusual

      Reply
  15. Herb says

    November 27, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    mmmmmmm sound delicious and just what I need on these cold winter nights

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    • FionaM says

      November 28, 2012 at 12:02 am

      It’s a very easy and cheap recipe;)

      Reply
  16. Gill says

    November 27, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    This sounds rather like our family favourite, which we call SNOOP. Best served so thick you can stand a spoon in t and with turkey+trimmings sandwiches dunked into it….though that may negate the diet part of it..

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    • Fiona Maclean says

      March 1, 2019 at 11:06 pm

      LOL I do think the sandwiches would blow the diet!

      Reply
  17. Janice says

    November 19, 2012 at 9:08 pm

    My soup recipes are a bit like that, a bit of this, a bit of that, keep tasting! It’s taken me 3 months to lose 8lb but it’s been easy, not on 5:2 but just cutting my portions and going to the gym!

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    • Fiona Maclean says

      February 25, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      You are good Janice!

      Reply
  18. Cindy Jacks says

    November 18, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    This sounds delicious! I am adding it forthwith to my diet recipe rotation. Thanks, Fiona 🙂

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    • FionaM says

      November 18, 2012 at 4:26 pm

      you know, I think it’s an old classic from the 70s. It’s very warming!

      Reply

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