Ingredients

  • 1 lb carrot (or broccoli or asparagus, whatever you have)
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 -6 cups vegetable stock
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • fresh ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 whole head of garlic
  • 1 lemon, juice of
  • 1 cup milk (use soy, if vegan)
  • 12 cup sour cream (soy, if vegan)
  • 4 tablespoons minced chives

Method

  • Scrub veggies well and roughly chop.
  • Add to crock pot and fill will vegetable stock until veggies are covered with an inch or two to spare.
  • Add olive oil, freshly ground pepper, lemon juice.
  • Peel and add as much garlic as you can handle (I usually add a whole head - at least 10 individual cloves - because we love it!
  • ).
  • Set crock pot to medium and leave to cook overnight or while at work - about 8 hours (veggies will be very tender, maybe even falling apart, when ready).
  • Just before serving, remove one half of the contents of the crockpot and puree`.
  • Add puree`d veggies back to the crock pot, whisk in milk and serve.
  • Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and chives.