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Chicken and courgette soup
1 tablespoon olive oil 4 tablespoons water 1 clove Garlic, peeled and crushed 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 1 small green pepper, de-seeded and chopped 1 stick celery, trimmed and
Chilled Cream Of Tomato Soup
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated 2lb (900 g) tomatoes, skinned and de-seeded 8 fl oz (225ml) vegetable stock 2 level tablespoons
Crab soup
½ oz (15 g) slightly salted butter 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 small stick celery, trimmed and finely chopped 1 clove Garlic, peeled and crushed ½ level teaspoon medium-hot
Duck And Apple With Orange Dressing
Thinly pared rind of 1 orange, cut into fine strips ⅛ level teaspoon ground ginger 3 tablespoons water 1 level teaspoon corn flour Juice of 1 large orange 1 dessert apple, washed in
Leek And Parsnip Soup
1 tablespoon olive oil 30 g/1 oz butter 2 leeks, sliced 750 g/1 ½ lb parsnips, peeled and sliced 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind 4 cups/1 litre/1 ¾ pt chicken stock 2 cups/500 ml/16
Lentil soup
2-½ pints (1.4 Litres) water 11 oz (300g) red lentils, cleaned and washed 1 carrot, peeled and chopped 1 large onion, peeled and studded with 2 cloves 1 clove garlic, peeled 1 bouquet garni
Mushroom Soup With Barley
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and finely sliced 8oz (225 g) button mushrooms, wiped and finely sliced ⅛ level teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg ⅛ level teaspoon
Pears With Piquant Cheese Filling
4 small, ripe but firm Cornice, Packham or other rounded pears Juice of 1 lemon, strained 1oz (30 g) Blue Stilton cheese 2 level teaspoons snipped chives 3oz (85 g) low fat fromage frais
Salmon Pâté
225g/8oz canned red or pink salmon, drained 150g/5oz low fat curd cheese Few drops lemon juice Pinch of ground mace, or ground nutmeg ¼ tsp Tabasco sauce Freshly ground sea salt and black
Split Pea And Potato Soup
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped 1-½ pints (850 ml) beef stock 4oz (115 g) dried split green peas, rinsed 1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled and quartered Freshly ground
Watercress and Mushroom Pâté
30g/1oz polyunsaturated margarine 1 medium onion, finely chopped 90g/3oz dark, flat mushrooms, finely chopped 1 bunch watercress, finely chopped 120g/4oz low-fat curd cheese Few drops shoyu