Slow Cooker Curried Parsnip and Apple Soup

My slow cooker curried parsnip and apple soup was inspired by a parsnip and apple soup I had for lunch recently at Wisley in one of the cafes. It had a delicate sweet flavour. I decided to pep mine up a bit by adding cumin, which goes so well with root vegetables, adding a nice curried flavour.

In a bid to stave off the autumn and winter germs, I am currently packing as many vegetables into our meals as possible. Soup is great for this, I always use up those limp vegetables at the back of the fridge in a big pot of soup that will last the week.

Using your slow cooker to make soup is great as it can still be ready for lunch time and you can even pop out while it is bubbling slowly away.

Ingredients needed

• onion
• parsnips
• Bramley apple
• vegetable stockpots or stock cubes
• cumin 
• salt and pepper

How to make curried parsnip soup 

It couldn’t be easier to whip up a pot of soup in your slow cooker.

Simply add the vegetables (onion, apple, parsnips) and stock made with boiling water to the pot, plus your herbs, spices and other seasonings. 

Then cook on high for 3 hours (if you start in the morning it can be ready for lunch!) or on low for 7-8 hours.

Blend before serving to your preferred consistency. I love smooth soup!

When making soup in a slow cooker you don’t need to reduce the amount of liquid for slow cooking as you do with something like a casserole.

More soups to try

For more autumnal soup ideas, have a look at these from my food blogging friends:

• Homemade pea and ham soup from Casa Costello
• Creamy pumpkin soup from Hungry Healthy Happy
• Ribollita – hearty Tuscan soup from Supergolden Bakes
• Vegan leek and potato soup from Planet Veggie
• Roasted pumpin soup with fried sage and white truffle oil from Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
• Squash, sweet potato and coconut autumn soup from Munchies and Munchkins

Recipe

Slow cooker cumin, parsnip and apple soup

A mildly spiced curried parsnip and apple soup, idea for autumn and winter

5 from 1 vote

Print Rate

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Slow Cooker

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 196kcal

Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion sliced
• 5 medium parsnips peeled and chopped
• 1 large Bramley cooking apple peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 vegetable stock pots (or stock cubes)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1.5 litre approx boiling water from the kettle

UK Measurements - US Measurements

Equipment

large oval slow cooker

Instructions

• Prepare the vegetables and then place all of the ingredients in your slow cooker pot. Cook on high for 3 hours (or on low for 6-8 hours) and then blend using a hand blender before serving.

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I’m joining in the new linky from Corina from Searching for Spice called Cook Once Eat Twice. Soups are perfect for cooking up and eating over a few days, as we did with this soup.