Garnish with chopped aromatic herbs, croutons, toasted seeds, a drizzle of cream or extra virgin olive oil.

To make your own Vegetable Stock Paste , find recipe on Cookidoo®.

You can find cans of chipotle chillies in adobo sauce in specialty food stores, some major supermarkets in the international food aisle and online.

Try this smooth soup with your favourite ingredients to make it your own. Freeze soup in portions for easy defrosting and reheating later.

Garnish with aromatic chopped herbs, croutons, toasted seeds and a drizzle of cream or extra virgin olive oil.

Lentils and beans can be cooked in advance: Place 120 g dried lentils, 120 g dried beans, ½ tsp salt and 1200 g water in mixing bowl, cook for time indicated on packet/100°C/speed 1 . Drain in Varoma dish and use.

Please refer to The Basic Cookbook for the Vegetable stock paste recipe.

Replace red lentils with green or brown lentils. Check packet for soaking instructions. It may be necessary to increase cooking time in step 3.

Add some sliced garlic with the potatoes for a different flavour.

Replace 26 oz water and 4 tsp stock paste with 26 oz vegetable stock.

Garnish with chopped aromatic herbs, croutons, toasted seeds, a drizzle of cream or extra virgin olive oil.

Tomatoes can be either peeled or left unpeeled. Tomato peels are a great source of antioxidants.

Chinese people usually drink soups and broths at the end of the meal rather than at the beginning. They believe that drinking soup has many health benefits.

To make you own ginger paste, please refer to the recipe on Cookidoo®.

For Vegetable stock paste recipe, please refer to recipe on Cookidoo®.

Whether chunky or velvety smooth, all types of soup are possible in your Thermomix®. This spiced tomato version contains lentils, perfect for when you need an extra-filling lunch. Go online to find a huge variety of soups – there’ll be something to suit every mood and season.

If using long thin pasta, break it roughly before adding it in step 2.

To make the Vegetable stock paste, refer to the recipe on Cookidoo®.

Prepare the vegetable stock paste featured in The Basic Cook Book without parmesan and with vegan wine for a vegan variation of this paste.

A scattering of Parmesan over the soup as garnish adds a lovely salty note.

Add 1-2 oz cubed bacon, along with the fresh vegetables.