Stop Food Waste Special - Potato Peel Soup

Did you know that potato skins contain lots of healthy nutrients such as B vitamins, vitamin C, iron, calcium, potassium and lots of fibre too?  Rather than throw your peelings away, why not turn them into this easy and tasty soup...

Ingredients

• 125g onion
• 1,250ml milk
• 50ml rapeseed oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 10g sage
• 15g parsley
• 625g potatoes (you need only the peelings)
• 15g vegetable bouillon powder

Preparation

• Gather potato peelings from 650g of washed potatoes. Pat dry with blue paper. Use within 2 hours of peeling.   
• Peel and dice the onions.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over a medium heat and add the onions and bay leaf.
• Sauté gently, until the onions are soft and lightly coloured.         
• Add the potato peelings and stir well.             
• Pour in the milk and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently until the peelings are cooked.
• Remove from the heat and cool slightly, remove the bay leaf. Blend in a food processor, blender or using a stick blender until very smooth.                                                                                                         
• Chop the parsley and fry the sage leaves in a little oil.  
• Return the soup to the pan and reheat gently, stir in the chopped parsley. 
• Serve with fried sage leaves.