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Swede and squash soup with thyme and chorizo

Yields1 Serving

Root vegetable always make a lovely winter soups, omit the chorizo if you really have to.

 Olive oil
 Small knob of butter
 1 onion chopped
 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh thyme (or dried)
 ½ a small swede, peeled and chopped into cubes
 1 small squash, peeled and chopped into cubes
 1.5 Ltrs Chicken stock (or use vegetable stock)
 100g cooking chorizo chopped into small cubes
1

Heat the oil and butter

2

Add the onion and fry until soft

3

Stir in the thyme and fry for 1-2 minutes

4

Add the swede and squash and for 1-2 minutes

5

Add the stock, bring to the boil and simmer until tender, approx. 20 minutes

6

Blitz in a blender or use a handheld blender and then season well

7

Meanwhile, fry the chorizo in a dry pan until golden and the oil has oozed out

8

Serve up the soup with a pile of chorizo in the middle and a drizzle of chorizo oil